Japan Hotels Travel Guide

There are several traditional board games in Japan such as go and shogi. Go is a Japanese game of strategy. Go is the oldest board game which exists today.

They have professional league in Japan and top go players earn more than $1.000.000 per year.

Go game is getting more and more popular outside of Japan. It’s even possible to learn it online by foreign go teachers.

For centuries, Go game has been used as a tool to teach military strategy. Nowadays Japanese politicians and businessmen pay big money for offline and online go lessons from Japanese go game professionals.

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Suehiro Sake Brewery in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, is one of the largest and most famous sake producers in the Tohoku Region. Founded in 1850, it has been a family owned business for eight generations.

Suehiro’s sake is famous throughout Japan and annually wins domestic and international awards. Their premium sake is produced using the traditional “Yamahai” method which utilizes slow open-fermentation to produce a full, complex flavor. Besides traditional sake the brewery’s extensive catalog also includes less conventional products such as sparkling sake and a sake bath extract. While sake is usually aged less than a year before it is sold, Suehiro Brewery keeps a small number of bottles produced each year in reserve. These are allowed to further age in a temperature controlled environment, where the flavor continues to develop and mature. Suehiro Brewery is the official sake supplier of Toshogu Shrine in Nikko and some sumo and kabuki events. The sake and the brewery have been featured in a number of movies and tv dramas.

Suehiro’s 2007 gold medal winning junmai sake

Among the many important figures associated with the brewery is Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, whose picture is on the 1000 yen bill thanks to his groundbreaking achievements in medical research. He was close friends with Suehiro’s owners and many of his letters and pictures can be viewed at the brewery.

Sake aging room

Inside a sake fermentation tank

Sake infused pound cake

The brewery has a number of other attractions in addition to the tours. Among them is a nice cafe that features original desserts which incorporate sake in their recipes. The desserts are developed by the owner’s wife. The sake jelly and sake infused cakes are particularly refreshing and recommended. There is also a small concert hall at the brewery that occasionally hosts various performances, especially jazz, by Japanese and foreign artists.

Lastly, the brewery has a small museum that houses the largest private collection of film cameras in Japan. There are over 500 cameras displayed ranging from early medium format cameras to the first SLRs and modern point and shoots, including a few novelty and spy cameras.

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Travelling to Japan to sample the beauty and culture of the country is always an extremely fulfilling vacation experience. There are many museums and sights to visit of historical significance and outstanding beauty as well as the most amazing views of Japan’s landscape. A major attraction to some may be sampling the local cuisine in Japan or partaking in a traditional tea ceremony with friendly local people. Japan is easily reached now with many US airports offering low cost flights to Japan and Asia. If you do not have the time to visit Asia though there are some local options within the United States that may provide the perfect alternative for a short vacation break.

Skiing Holidays in California
The mention of California may conjure up thoughts of Hollywood boulevard or a beautiful beach, rather than skiing. But California is home to many excellent ski slopes to the east of the mountains in Nevada. One of the most popular of California’s ski resorts is the Mammoth resort, with some famously steep ski runs. Relatively cheap flights to California can be obtained, flying from most other states of America and Canada, making California the ideal place for a short ski break.

Visiting Orlando’s attractions in the United States
America’s Orlando in Florida is well known as a holiday destination for tourists from all over the United States and the world. The area is home to many tourist attractions such as Gator Land, Disney Land and various other theme parks. As well as the theme parks there are many natural sights and gardens that can be visited in Florida. Silver Spring in Florida offers boat rides and nature adventure trips. The many attractions in and around Florida regularly bring thousands of visitors through Orlando Sanford Florida airport, one of the main airports servicing Orlando.

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Dubai City is one of the most popular tourist destination in the world, but it is also one of the most pricy and extravagant spots to visit. If you want to be able to enjoy a Dubai vacation without having to crash your piggy-back, spending some time comparing several different hotels and their special offers is a very good idea. It is possible to find a cheap hotel in Dubai, but it will require a little more effort than finding a cheap hotel in places like Costa Rica or Egypt. Luckily, you can today take advantage of the Internet while searching for good hotel deals and instantly compare offers made by numerous appealing hotels. The Dubai metropolitan hotel is for instance known to offer attractive package deals for travelers who wish to stay in the busy Dubai Business District. Another option is to check into an all-inclusive resort such as the Madinat Jumeirah Mina A’salam hotel . You can save yourself a fair amount of money by going for an all-inclusive package deal instead of having to purchase each meal separately at Dubai restaurants. In Dubai, an all-inclusive deal does not mean that you will be forced to eat the same boring food day in and day out during your vacation. Many of the popular Dubai hotels that offer all-inclusive deals have a rich assortment of different restaurants that encompasses culinary traditions from all over the world. Start out with some local Arabian dishes during your first day, go for exquisite French cuisine the next, and sample an assortment of Red Sea and Mediterranean sea food for your third evening. The possibilities are virtually endless if you pick the right hotel.

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If you want to experience scuba diving in the salty Red Sea, Egypt is an excellent choice for your next vacation since the prices for scuba diving lessons, equipment rentals and dive trips are still fairly low here. A rich assortment of dive shops compete with each other and you can often negotiate the prices, especially if you arrive during off-season.

If you want to stay in a hotel, Sharm El Sheik or Hurghada is probably your best bet since these are the two most prominent resorts. Finding a hotel in hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt is very easy and the same goes for Hurghada. Hurghada is located on the Egyptian west coast while Sharm El Sheik is found on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. One example of Hurghada hotel popular among scuba divers and snorkelers is the Coral Beach Rotana Resort Tiran since it is located near the reef of Hurghada. In Sharm El Sheik, you can for instance check out the Hotel Sol Sharm which is a fully equipped beach resort with numerous bars and restaurants.

If you don’t want to stay in a hotel during your Red Sea vacation you can instead book a bed on a live aboard dive boat. By staying on a live aboard dive boat you will be able to venture farther away from the coast to places less frequently dived. You will on the other hand be tied to that particular provider instead of being able to shop around and purchase dive trips form many different dive shops.

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