Kyoto Housing Fair
Looking for a room to rent? Do you like Kyoto? Kyoto Interntaional Community House in the Sakyo Ward of Kyoto will hold a one-day event to share the location of 1000 rooms in Kyoto City on February 6 from 1pm to 4:30 pm. For those seeking help renting a room, counseling will also be available at the event. The event is free. For more information call (075) 752-3511.
Read MoreCompare Hotel Prices of the Big Guys!
Now there is a much easier way to find the best hotel prices around the Kansai area, and the world for that matter! Use the new KansaiConnect Hotel Finder and find the lowest prices by comparing all the largest hotel sites around the globe like: AsiaRooms.com Expedia.com Hilton.com HotelClub.com Hotels.com OctopusTravel.com Priceline.com RatesToGo.com Travelocity.com Venere.com and many more, just to name the larger ones! Click here to find your hotel now! Or click the Hotel Finder image...
Read MoreCatch’em While You Can
Japanese maples are beginning to turn into their beautiful yellow, orange and red autumn colors. Tis the season for momiji viewing. You would expect during a normal autumn season to see thousands upon thousands of people roaming here and there admiring the beautiful autumn leaves, but that is not quite the case this year. Be it so called global warming or just another side of the way God created the earth, rain is pouring over Japan a little more than usual at this time of year. Usually rain...
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BBQ Time in Japan
Golden Week is a great time to have family and friends over. And for those of you who are choosing to stay put and stay home away from the heavy traffic that many roads will carry this Golden Week, a great way to spend Golden Week is to have a BBQ! The weather right now in the Kansai area is cool to warm. Lately, there has been a little rain off and on, but that shouldn’t be the case during Golden Week. The forecast for Golden Week 2009 is sunny and warm weather. Go to your local Japan...
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Prepare for Some Major Traffic!
This Golden Week will be like no other this year. Why? Because the Japanese government has lowered the fees for toll roads to 1000 yen for 2 years! Everyone and their mother will be on the roads this Golden Week and most won’t be traveling the side roads to avoid high toll fees like many have in the past, including myself. If anyone chooses to use the side roads to get long distances, it won’t be because of prices but will be because of the most likely high number of cars that WILL...
Read MoreFlower Fesitval
The Nagai Botanical Garden in Higashi-Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka will hold a flower festival from May 12 to 17 beginning at 10am until 4:30pm. Various events will be held during the festival. People attending the festival will be able to enjoy handicrafts and gardening lessons. Herbal tea will be served for free during the event. Admission is ¥200. For more information call (06) 6696-7117.
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