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Nijo-jo is located in the central of Kyoto, Japan and is the castle of the Edo Period.
Nijo castle was completed in the 17th century by Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868) as a temporary residence for his visits to Kyoto. In 1601 Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of Tokugawa Shogunate ordered all the feudal lords in Western Japan to contribute to the construction of the Nijo Castle. The construction was completed during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1626. It was built as the Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns.

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Part retail store, part television screen, the glass facade of the Chanel store in Tokyo’s swanky Ginza district lights up the night sky with 700,000 embedded LEDs. The massive display can project footage of fashion show runway scenes or an electronic version of Chanel’s iconic black-and-white tweeds on a larger-than-life scale. The electronic mille-feuille can also transform from see-through to opaque, thanks to a combination of 3,675 square feet of canvas scrim and electronically controlled privacy glass.

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The luxury hotel is located on Chuo Dori, the “5th Avenue” of the rich historical district off Nihonbashi. The area includes the original Mitsukoshi Department Store, Bank of Japan and Tokyo Stock Exchange. The renowned Ginza entertainment and shopping district is within walking distance and in less than twenty minutes you can stroll to the Imperial Palace. Guests arriving at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Tokyo are ushered from a private entrance, whisked directly to the 38th floor Sky Lobby and presented with a breathtaking view of the dramatic cityscape. Above, the sky is revealed through the vast glass windows.

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” When one country is being developed
enough, you can think of her defence.
The most good way of this is you to invest
in construction of castle.”

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1. Easier than ever
Two of the UK’s major ski operators, Crystal and Inghams, are featuring Japanese ski resorts in their brochures for the first time this year. Both companies are offering holidays to Niseko and Rusutsu in the northern island of Hokkaido. A package with Inghams, including flights and seven nights’ half-board accommodation in a four-star hotel, starts at £995.

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The Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku) is a three-story viewing and pleasure pavilion constructed on the edge of a pond as the focal point to a much larger garden on the grounds of the Rokuonji Temple. It gains its more popular name of ‘Kinkakuji’ from the gold plating on the exterior of the pavilion.

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If you haven’t landed at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport recently you will be hundred percent amazed by the look of its new terminal building. I can say it is one lovely architectural masterpice, concepting new style with really precisely done construction work.

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Rusutsu is one of Japan’s most popular resorts all the year round. Just 90 minutes by bus from Sapporo’s Chitose International Airport and one hour from Niseko, Snowave operates regular day tours to Rusutsu throughout the winter, plus we offer 3 and 7 night accommodation packages.If you don’t like sharing when it comes to untracked powder then Rusutsu is the place for you.

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