Two Big-Name Shrines for Hatsumode
You can't go wrong visiting your local shrine in the first three days of the New Year to pray for a healthy and prosperous year. But if you're going to go out, why not go big?
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Finally, a Vending Machine You Can Talk To
Trying to figure out what a drink is on a Japanese vending machine is kind of like a guessing game if you don't read kanji. Luckily, there's one vending machine that's looking out for consumers.
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There's nothing like bright lights to bring in the New Year!
Ultra Japan to Return in 2016
Since its first iteration in 2014, Ultra Japan has quickly become one of Japan's most exciting urban electronic music festivals.
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After the romance from Christmas Eve has settled, Japan turns to the New Year's holiday as a time of family reunions and traditions that you won't want to miss!
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6 Most-Visited New Year's Shrines & Temples
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Tokyo’s New Olympic Stadium Design Revealed
Architect Kengo Kuma's design is a marriage of wood and forestry, incorporating the surrounding trees of Jingu Shrine to create a stadium of wood and greenery.
