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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.22 September 15, 2002 TOP Japan Travelogue Sado Image (10) Reconstructed headquarters of the Commissioner of Sado. The island was placed u

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.22 September 15, 2002 TOP The Color of Traditional Japanese Music Musical instruments have sung of the spirit of Japan and swayed Japanese hearts fo

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.22 September 15, 2002 TOP Special Feature* Gagaku Written by Sakata Shuji, Photos by Omori Hiroyuki Other photo credits: Shimonaka Me

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.22 September 15, 2002 TOP Special Feature* Kabuki Written by Tokunaga Kyoko Collaboration: Shochiku Corp. Kabuki, Japan's most famous classical theat

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.21 June 15, 2002 TOP Special Feature* It's Hard to Imagine Life in Japan without Seafood Seafood served raw as sashimi, simmered in a pot, grilled over c

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.19 December 15, 2001 TOP Charcoal Adds to the Good Life Charcoal has been used as a fuel in Japan since ancient times, but production declined as na

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.19 December 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* A Mini History of Convenience Stores in Japan Japan's first convenience store opened a little more tha

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP J. League--Professional Soccer in Japan Ever since Japan's professional association of soccer clubs was launched nine year

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP cover interview Sensational Player Might Work Wonders at the World Cup INAMOTO JUN-ICHI Written by Tsuchiya

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* Japan's Sports Culture and the World Cup Western sports were introduced to Japan about 130 years ag

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* World Cup Stadiums and Soccer Fans After the World Cup matches get under way in Japan in June 2002, the

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* Niigata Stadium "Big Swan" in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture Showing Off Niigata to the World at the First

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* Yokohama Past and Present, and Its Future as a Championship Match Site Yokohama is an international

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.18 September 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* Image This postcard from the 1870s shows a soccer game in Friendly Park, in Yokohama's foreign dist

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.17 June 15, 2001 TOP Japanease Travelogue HIKONE Image (1) Hikone Castle was constructed as the fortified home of the Ii family. The head of

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NIPPONIA NIPPONIA No.17 June 15, 2001 TOP Special Feature* Their Hobby Is Castles People who push for reconstruction of a local castle, or build their own dream cas

Yabusame & Kyudo - Virtual Culture - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Yabusame is a ceremony in which archers clad in the hunting outfit of medieval warriors shoot at three targets as they race by on horseback. This is a game that allows you to try yabusame, or horseback archery.">