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		GHIBLI MUSEUM, MITAKA

The Ghibli Museum, Mitaka has attractive exhibitions relating to Studio Ghibli, Executive Director Miyazaki Hayao and his masterpieces, including "Spirited Away," "Princess Mononoke," and "My neighbor Totoro." Entrance to the Ghibli Museum is strictly by advance purchase of a reserved ticket which specifies the appointed date of the reservation. If you live in a country which has designated local travel agencies, you can get reservation ticekts at agency counters. For further ticke information, please see our Website.

1-1-83, Shimorenjaku, Mitaka City, Tokyo

10am-6pm

Tue.

Adults 1000 yen, Junior high/High school students 700 yen, Elementary school students 400 yen, 4 yr and above 100 yen. Reservations are required.

http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/

http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket_information/

0570-055777

		Mt. Takao

Mt. Takao is a scenic hiking spot awarded three stars by the Michelin Travel Guide 2007. It has several hiking courses for climbing to the top of the mountain. People can enjoy easy climbing experiences by making their own hiking plans.

Takao-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo

http://www.takaotozan.co.jp/

		Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland consists of seven theme lands featuring such themes as Adventure, Fantasy, and Future. Each theme land offers an extraordinary experience created by the magic of Disney.

©Disney

1-1 Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture

Depends on date. Please view the calendar on our Website.

Open 365 days a year

1 Day Passport: JPY 6,200 (People aged 12-17: JPY 5,300, People aged 4-11: JPY 4,100)
Night Ticket and other tickets are available.

http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdl/index_e.html

Tokyo Disney Resort Information Center
0570-00-8632 (Service available 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

		Tokyo DisneySea

Tokyo DisneySea, a new Disney theme park inspired by legends about the sea, has seven theme ports. Here you can experience attractions and live entertainment like nothing you have never seen before.

©Disney

1-1 Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture

Depends on date. Please view the calendar on our Website.

Open 365 days a year

1 Day Passport: JPY 6,200 (People aged 12-17: JPY 5,300, People aged 4-11: JPY 4,100)
Night Ticket and other tickets are available.

http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tds/index_e.html

Tokyo Disney Resort Information Center
0570-00-8632 (Service available 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

		IKSPIARI

IKSPIARI is a shopping mall locates at the gateway to the Tokyo Disney Resort. IKSPIARI comprises about 140 shops and restaurants, and a 16-theater cinema complex. IKSPIARI is a "town" filled with stories and entertainment. It features nine zones, all created upon a distinct background tale. IKSPIARI also hosts events and entertainment to celebrate different seasons and special days.

1-4, Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture

10am-11pm (Individual shop hours may vary)

Open 365 days a year

http://www.ikspiari.com/yokoso-iks/

047-305-2525 (10am-8pm)

		THE RAILWAY MUSEUM

The Railway Museum has three guiding concepts. First, as a historical museum, it exhibits real trains and tells the history of railways with historical background. Second, as an educational museum, it explains the principles, mechanisms and technologies of the railways and also offers hands-on activities. Third, as a railway museum, it preserves and researches the heritages and historical materials of railways. These can be experienced, felt, and learned about through the fine displays at the museum.

3-47, Onari-cho, Omiya-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture

10am-6pm (Admission until 5.30pm)

Tue., Year-end and New Year holidays

Adults 1000 yen, Elementary/Junior high/High school students 500 yen, Children (3 yr and above) 200 yen

http://www.railway-museum.jp/ (Japanese version only)

048-651-0088

		Yokohama

Yokohama is located about 30km south of Tokyo. It is the second largest city in Japan with a population of over 3.5 million and over the years has developed into one of the most lively ports in Japan. Yokohama boasts a good atmosphere, abundant with greenery. In addition to scenic beauty, there are lots of places worth visiting; Minato Mirai 21 District, the port of Yokohama, the Sankeien Garden, Chinatown, to name a few.

1st Fl., Industry & Trade Center, 2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

9am-5pm

Sat., Sun., National Holidays, Dec.29-Jan.3

http://www.welcome.city.yokohama.jp/eng/tourism/

045-641-4759

045-641-7485

		THE LANDMARK TOWER

Yokohama Landmark Tower is a high-rise building, standing 296 meters high and with 70 floors. The building contains a five star hotel, which occupies floors 40 to 70. The 69th floor is an observatory deck.

2-2-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Shop: 11am-8pm, Restaurant: 11am-10pm

Depends on facility

http://www.yokohama-landmark.jp/

045-222-5015

		Queen's Square YOKOHAMA

Queen's Square Yokohama is an entertainment facility, which is a part of the Yokohama Minato Mirai Development District. Many events are held in Queen's Park and Queen's Circle. Queen's Square has become a base for the latest trends.

2-3, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Depends on facility

http://www.qsy.co.jp/

045-682-1000

		SHIN YOKOHAMA RAUMEN MUSEUM

Shin Yokohama Ramen Museum is a ramen amusement park, with old downtown streets in the 1950s and '60s style reproduced in the museum. You can always find about nine famous and popular ramen shops from all over Japan.

2-14-21, Shin Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

10am-11pm (Depending on the day)
Please confirm via phone or website prior to visit.

Open 365 days a year

Adults 300 yen, Children (Elementary school students) 100 yen

http://www.raumen.co.jp/

045-471-0503

045-471-0502

		YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE

Historical constructions made of brick, which in 1911 were used as warehouses by the Government, have been renovated into a complex that includes exhibition space, banquet halls, event venues, cultural facilities, and a shopping mall.

1-1, Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Depends on facility

http://www.yokohama-akarenga.jp/ (Japanese version only)

045-227-2002

		Kamakura

In 1192, following the defeat of the Heike clan by forces led by Minamoto Yoritomo and with the founding of the Kamakura Shogunate, Kamakura was transformed from a small fishing village into a city where politics and culture thrived. This enthralling old world history still lends the town its olde worlde atmosphere today with many historical structures and artifacts still intact.

Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture

http://guide.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/

http://www.kcn-net.org/kamakura/ (Japanese version only)

		Kusatsu Onsen Hot Springs

Kusatsu hot spring is one of the most famous and most popular hot spring resorts in Japan. Sulfur springs and various other springs boasting a range of healing qualities bubble forth abundantly from approximately 100 sources in the area. Yubatake is an emblematic source located in the center of the town and local women wearing kimono with their sleeves tucked up perform a yumomi-show accompanied by the tones of Kusatsu-bushi music at scheduled times. Yumomi is a traditional method of cooling the very high temperature water using long wooden paddles and without adding cold water. In Sai-no-Kawara Park, the naturally heated water can be seen bubbling to the surface at certain places on the riverbank and the close by Sai-no-Kawara open-air bath is one of the largest open-air bathing facilities in the nation.

How to get to Kusatsu Onsen Hot Springs
Tokyo-Karuizawa (1 hour 10 min. by JR Nagano Shinkansen)
Karuizawa-Kusatsu Onsen (1 hour 18-55 min. by Kusatsu Bus and Seibu Kogen Bus)
Ueno-Naganohara Kusatsuguchi (2 hours 28 min. by JR Joetsu Agatsumasen New Express "Kusatsu Go")
Naganohara Kusatsuguchi-Kusatsu Onsen (25 min. by JR Bus)

Kusatsu Town, Gunma Prefecture

http://www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp/

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