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		<title>At the end of the world Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-10-31/at-the-end-of-the-world-tokyo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kurobera is the furthest a person can go from the city of Tokyo. &#8220;It is a place that has never seen a convenience store, a place that cell phones don&#8217;t work. People work in the fields all day and practice an ancient form of the Noh at night. Family names: Fujiwara, Miahara, date back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dewa Sanzan, Tohoku</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-10-28/dewa-sanzan-tohoku/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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This reminds me of a scene in Spirited Away when Chihiro and her parents found the deserted theme park. But Dewa Sanzan are the three sacred mountains in Yamagata Perfecture and is very real. The three mountains are named Haguro-san, Gas-San, Yudono-San and is a center for worship for a Shugendo, a folk religion that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enoshima Matsuri</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-10-26/enoshima-matsuri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Enoshima, Kamakura, despite the big buddhist influences Shinto is very much a big part of the town&#8217;s culture and beliefs. This is a video of a matsuri that happened where it was part of pleasing the gods procession

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		<title>RoppongiHills Halloween Parade</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-10-14/roppongihills-halloween-parade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pagan ritual of Hallow&#8217;s Day has spread its wings to the East. Why not? Dressing up as ghouls and monsters have it&#8217;s appeal. If you&#8217;re in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo this month, you might want check out the Halloween Parade that is held yearly. This year, the halloween parade is from the 18th of October [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Takasaki, Beppu</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-07-29/mount-takasaki-beppu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Takasaki houses over 1500 wild monkeys and they live in a colony. The monkeys are fed regularly by park wardens so that they would not disrupt the local farmers nearby by wrecking their crops. But these quirky creatures are very entertaining to see especially when they live together in the park. A visit to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kamakura revisited</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-07-12/kamakura-revisited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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Kamakura&#8217;s defining feature is, today as in the past, the presence of the great Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Shinto shrine at its center. An unusual feature of the shrine is its 1.8 km sandō (参道, sandō?) (approach), which runs all the way to the the ocean in Yuigahama and doubles as Wakamiya Ōji Avenue, the city&#8217;s main [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Trend Tours</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-07-09/tokyo-trend-tours/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, if you&#8217;re new in Japan, you might want to consider having someone take you around in a customized tour specifically for newbies. Tokyo can be an especially daunting place since it has a life of its own and English speakers may find it hard to even find the bathroom since mostly things are written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Owakudani, Hakone</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-05-02/owakudani-hakone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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The Great Boiling Valley (大涌谷, Ōwakudani?) is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot springs in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A popular tourist site for its scenic views, volcanic activity, and especially, Kuro-tamago (黒玉子, Kuro-tamago?) — a local specialty of eggs hard-boiled in the hot springs. The boiled eggs turn black and smell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The phallic festival of Nagoya &#8211; Honen Matsuri</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-04-29/the-phallic-festival-of-nagoya-honen-matsuri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Expedited Writer</dc:creator>
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Hōnen Matsuri (豊年祭, Hōnen Matsuri) (Japanese for Harvest Festival) is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in Japan. The most well-known of these festivals takes place in the town of Komaki, just north of Nagoya City. Hōnen means rich harvest in Japanese, while a matsuri is a festival or holiday. The Hōnen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pontocho Geisha performance</title>
		<link>http://travel.3yen.com/2008-04-11/pontocho-geisha-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a geisha performance in Pontocho, Kyoto. Add that into your list of things to see when you visit Kyoto.

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