Rice Planting Events in Hiroshima

May 29, 2018 By Matt Mangham

I always recommend venturing out of the city if you can. Rural Hiroshima Prefecture is a knockout, and this is a wonderful time of year. The spring foliage still shows its fresh, pale green on the hills, and the worst of the summer heat is weeks away. Most of the...[ Click to read more ]

Hiroshima’s Toukasan Festival

By Matt Mangham

For four hundred years, Hiroshima’s Toukasan festival has marked the arrival of summer for locals. Stretching over three days on the first weekend in June, the festival is officially in honor of Touka Daimyoujin, a deity enshrined at Enryu-ji, a temple one block north of Peace Boulevard on Chuo-dori. Also...[ Click to read more ]

Leave Your Mobile Battery Behind with Charge-Spot

By Jason Gatewood

Back in the days of flip phones, Japan what noted for having some seriously nice phones that could do almost anything our smartphones can do now. We were sending email, downloading music, watching TV and paying for train rides on them while the rest of the world was still oohing...[ Click to read more ]

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Recycle Centers in Nagoya Tenpaku Ward

May 23, 2018 By Admin

Recycle Center (AOKI Supermarket Ueda) / (アオキスーパー植田店) Telephone:      052-808-2101 Address:          2-701 Uedaminami, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya (map link) Parking available Open Hours:  2nd / 4th Saturday  10:00am-2:00pm Papers (newspapers, magazines, cartons, cardboard boxes) Cans / Glass Bottles (beverage and food cans and bottles only) Metal (frying pans, kettles) Others...[ Click to read more ]

Recycle Centers in Nagoya Nishi Ward

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Recycle Center (Yoshizuya Nagoya Meusei) / (ヨシヅヤ名古屋名西店) Telephone:   052-528-4811 Address:    2-33-8 Meisei, Nishi-ku, Nagoya (map link) East side in parking area of Yoshizuya Open Hours:  2nd /4th  Monday 10:00am-12:00pm 1:00pm-2:00pm Papers (newspapers, magazines, cartons, cardboard boxes) Cans / Glass Bottles (beverage and food cans and bottles only) Metal (frying pans, kettles) Others (used clothes, blankets,...[ Click to read more ]

Recycle Centers in Nagoya Showa Ward

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Recycle Center (Nagoya TV Yagoto Housing) / (メーテレ八事ハウジング) Telephone:      052-832-3968 Address:          16 Yagotohonmachi, Showa-ku, Nagoya (map link) Parking available Open Hours:  2nd /4th Wednesday  10:00am-12:00pm  1:00pm-2:00pm Papers (newspapers, magazines, cartons, cardboard boxes) Cans / Glass Bottles (beverage and food cans and bottles only) Metal (frying pans, kettles)...[ Click to read more ]

The Best Parks in Kobe

By Justin Hanus

Kobe is not short of green spaces offering residents and tourists the chance to get out and soak up the great outdoors. Whether you're a sports enthusiast looking for somewhere to play or just after a nice setting for an ambient stroll, the city has a good mix of everything...[ Click to read more ]

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What to Know When Visiting a Temple or Shrine

By Justin Hanus

When planning a trip to Japan, a few temples and shrines need to be on your list. Found across the country in large numbers in most cities and present even in the smallest towns, temples and shrines are two of the most popular types of tourist spots. It is important...[ Click to read more ]

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Recycle Centers in Nagoya Nakamura Ward

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Recycle Center (Yamanaka Flante) /(ヤマナカ八田フランテ館) Telephone:    052-411-8881 Address:         Nisieda1-1, Iwatsukacho, Nakamura-ku Nagoya South side of parking area of Yamanaka Open Hours:  1st /3rd  Wednesday 10:00am-12:00pm 1:00pm-2:00pm Papers (newspapers, magazines, cartons, cardboard boxes) Cans / Glass Bottles (beverage and food cans and bottles only) Metal (frying pans,...[ Click to read more ]

Recycle Centers in Nagoya Naka Ward

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Recycle Center (Max Value Chiyoda) / (マックスバリュ 千代田店) Telephone:      052-339-5432 Address:          4-13-1 Chiyoda, Naka-ku, Nagoya (map link) Parking available Open Hours:  Every Tuesday  10:00am-2:00pm Papers (newspapers, magazines, cartons, cardboard boxes) Cans / Glass Bottles (beverage and food cans and bottles only) Metal (frying pans, kettles) Others (used...[ Click to read more ]

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