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Kyoto Volunteer Guide
Kyoto

Kyoto Volunteer Guide

March 12, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time There are plenty of clubs that provide free guidance for tourists in Kyoto. “Good Samaritan Club” are made up of university students;”Sakura Volunteer...

Nishiki Market
Kyoto

Nishiki Market

March 12, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Nishiki Market is four-hundred-year-old. It’s a narrow, five-block long shopping street lined by hundreds of shops and restaurants. It’s known as “Kyoto’s Kitchen.”...

Sagano Bamboo Forest
Kyoto

Sagano Bamboo Forest

March 12, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time The famous Sagano bamboo forest is located in outskirt of Kyoto, in a district called Arashiyama (30 mins from central Kyoto). The district...

Kyoto Station
Kyoto

Kyoto Station

March 12, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Kyoto Station is more than just a train station. It is the most prominent transportation hub of Japan”s ancient capital of Kyoto. It...

Kyoto Visitor’s Guide
Kyoto

Kyoto Visitor’s Guide

March 12, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Published since 1987, Kyoto Visitor’s Guide  is a highly useful, 24 page monthly English guide. The guide contains detailed color maps, accommodation, shopping...

Hattori Ryokuchi Park
Osaka

Hattori Ryokuchi Park

March 11, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Hattori Ryokuchi Park is a large, hilly park in the northern part of Osaka. The park is most for its Open-Air Museum of...

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
Osaka

Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine

March 11, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Built in the 3rd century, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Tokyo. It’s dedicated to three gods and...

National Bunraku Theatre
Osaka

National Bunraku Theatre

March 11, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time Bunraku is a traditional Japanese puppet theatre. It’s an quintessentially Japanese art form. The National Bunraku Theatre hosts many performances (admission fee required)....

Asahi Beer Suita Brewery
Osaka

Asahi Beer Suita Brewery

March 11, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time The guided tour for the brewery takes visitors from the raw materials used to brew beer to the production steps of making beer....

Takoyaki Museum
Osaka

Takoyaki Museum

March 10, 2013 / by BT Travel

Free: All time This museum houses five of the most popular Takoyaki shops in Osaka. Takoyaki is a ball-shaped dumpling typically filled with minced octopus, tempura...