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Tiger Vacuum flask "MJX-B048"

With the latest proprietary painting technology that layers delicate patterns, this series achieves a three-dimensional pattern and tactile texture, making it popular as a vacuum flask that conveys the beauty of Japanese tradition to the world. In October 2023, the lineup was expanded to include a vacuum flask with a modern arrangement of kimono patterns of "Kyo Yuzen."

• Other Goods

Mt. Otowa Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Opened in the year 778, the temple was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1994. In the 130, 000 m2 area of the precincts spread out on the hillside of Mt. Otowa, there are more than 30 cathedrals and monuments, including national treasures and important cultural properties.

• Kyoto
• Shrines & Temples

Okunitama-jinja Shrine

Okunitama Shrine, with a history stretching back about 1900 years, is where Okunitama-no-Okami, the deity protecting the Musashino area, is enshrined. Musashino was a vast area including modern-day Tokyo, Saitama, and parts of Kanagawa. Inside the shrine grounds are several smaller shrines, each one granting its own blessing. Among those, the shrine blessing love and marriage is especially well-known.

• Fuchu, Chofu, Tama
• Shrines & Temples

NewDays Shinjuku

NewDays is a convenience store chain that would play a significant role in supporting and enhancing your travel experience in Japan by offering a diverse range of products essential. With about 500 locations in the JR East area, including the "Tokyo Station Keiyo Street Store" featuring a wide selection of souvenirs, the "Shinjuku Store" with its many gashapon machines for Japanese toys, and the "Iidabashi Store" providing an eat-in space for customer to savor a some beer, Each store provides unique services that add some joy to your experience.

• Shinjuku, Okubo, Yoyogi, Yotsuya
• Kudanshita, Tokyo Dome
• Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku
• Supermarkets & Convenience Stores & 100 yen Shops

Toyosu Ramen

This ramen shop sits on the corner of the intersection just outside Toyosu Station, under a red, easy-to-spot signboard. The menu packs every kind of noodle variety from the popular Tantanmen to soy sauce, miso, tonkotsu, tsukemen and more. Bowls starts at 800yen, and Tantanmen at 1050 yen, a bang for your buck that ramen-enthusiasts love.

• Tsukiji, Odaiba, Toyosu
• Ramen

TANABE Digestive Medicine URSO(R)

Ursodeoxycholic acid is actually one of bile acids that exist in our bodies and it is also an active ingredient of the Chinese medicine, “Yutan”.

• Medicine

Chanko Kirishima Ryogoku Flagship Shop

Sumo wrestlers eat meals called “chanko.” This is a restaurant operated by a former sumo wrestler where you can enjoy “chankonabe” made using recipes straight from a sumo stable.

• Ryogoku, Ningyocho, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Kinshicho
• Hotpot Restaurants

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine is a historic shrine that is said to have been built around 1500 years ago. The main shrine features elaborate engravings, and it has been designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

• Saitama
• Shrines & Temples

Kawagoe City Museum

Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of the former Kawagoe Castle, the municipal museum is notable for its gabled, tiled roof and white plastered walls, reminiscent of storehouse construction. Inside, the museum displays materials related to the long history of Kawagoe, which prospered as a castle town during the Edo period. The exhibits, spanning from primitive and ancient times to the modern era, allow visitors to explore the changes in Kawagoe over the centuries.

• Saitama
• Museums

Sabo Kyuchayatei

"Sabo Kyuchayatei" is a repair and preservation of a store and residence of a marine merchant from the late Meiji period, designated as a traditional building, as well as a reproduction of a Taisho-romantic salon where foreigners of the time were said to have stopped by to seek peace of mind. It opened in 1992, taking over the name of the former teahouse pavilion, which was operated for a limited time by the owner at the time of the Seikan Expo.

• Hakodate and Matsumae
• Cafés