http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/ Traveling Japan-Travel beyond and Explor Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:11:11 GMT johnpankin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2503 I would like to share with the members the following non-commercial webpage about Japan. Contents Japan travel info, interactive map, many photos and travel Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:34:52 GMT Brian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2502 No messages posted since January. What is happening with this group? On my last visit to Japan I was disappointed to find that many eating places still Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:34:49 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2501 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2501 Yes, we exchanged lottery postcards(Nenga-jo) sponsored by JAPAN POST SERVICE Co.,Ltd.. I posted the postcard sample design. One is "Sho,Chiku,Bai" [pine, Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:39:00 GMT Spencer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2500 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2500 ...and a Happy New Year (belatedly) from Massachusetts to all! How I miss all those lottery postcards people would exchange in Japan. Does the postal service Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:31:34 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2499 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2499 Akemashite Omedetou gozaimasu Tadashi from Ojiya, Japan Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:01:20 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2497 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2497 Welcome back from Japan! I am glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour to Japan. And I am very happy to hear the best part of all was the warmth and kindness of Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:00:26 GMT Moumita http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2496 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2496 We just got back from Japan - Kyoto, Tokyo, and Sendai. I think the best part of all was the warmth and kindness of the Japanese people. If anyone does go to Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:42:39 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2494 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2494 Can you read Japanese Kanji characters in the messages? Are the characters garbled? Gozan Okuribi, Kyoto ¸Þ»³¡¡Á÷¤ê²Ð,¡¡µþÅÔ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:28:45 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2493 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2493 Bon,the Festival of Souls, is now held from August 13 to 16. This is a Bhuddhist festival in honor of the spirits of the dead who return to their families in Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:31:10 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2492 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2492 Handguns are well controlled¡¡by the Swords and Firearms Control Law, but the number of gun fatalities is rising. Murder by complete strangers in random Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:19:17 GMT Brian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2491 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2491 In the previous message Chuta789 expressed concern about the deterioration of public safety in Japan. That concerns me because I am going there with my Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:05:34 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2490 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2490 I referred to the "SHOJIN-RYORI" restaurant "Izumisen" in DAIJI-IN¡¢Daitoki-ji. There are other branches of Izumisen in Kyoto; Kyoto Ekimae ten(shop), JR Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:07:00 GMT Mon Sopno http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2489 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2489 Thanks for the information. Is there any other place in Kyoto that offers SHOJIN-RYORI? I'm a vegetarian and this would be wonderful. I think I'll be staying Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:22:18 GMT chuta789 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2488 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2488 It is a good idea to move up to north with sakurazensen=sakura front using your JR passes from south. As you referred, blooming timing varies from year to Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:12:29 GMT benedictchou http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2487 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/travelingjapan/message/2487 Hello Brian. Mixed-gender bathing (Konyoku) onsen is certainly a minority in Japan, but you can still found them with some effort. A comprehensive list of