Sumo wrestling is the world’s oldest organized sport
Sumo wrestling is the national sport of Japan and a must see for visitors. Once patronized by the Japanese emperors Sumo’s origins go back at least 1,500 years and thus…
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Mount Fuji – mountain of inspiration
Arguably one of Japan’s greatest artists, Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was an ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as…
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Japan’s New Open Era
Isolated and closed to the rest of the world, Japan has fascinated the avid explore for centuries. With the “Meiji Ishin” (Meiji Restoration) of 1868 Japan decided to slowly open…
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