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Japan tourism marks 60 years in NYC

Japan tourism marks 60 years in NYC

NEWS RELEASE FROM JAPAN NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION New York, July 19, 2012:  As Japan remains in the spotlight as one of the top destinations among American travelers, JNTO New York Office marks the 60th anniversary in July 2012. Just 60 years ago, while Her RoyalHighness Elizabeth II of the Great Britain proclaimed the throne, the [...]

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Review: At Hoshinoya Kyoto, life as art

Review: At Hoshinoya Kyoto, life as art

KYOTO, Japan – There are certain spots in the world where, as (in)famous Irish wit, thinker and author Oscar Wilde put it, life imitates art. Not figuratively, but literally. Places that, although beautiful in and of themselves, seem even more so to the observer because they recall a particular work or style of art, or [...]

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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