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Find your way to Tokyo's Yebisu Beer Museum

Getting to Yebisu Gardens Place should have been easy. I know because I wandered around for two hours looking for it even though there are signs all over the Ebisu train station. I walked the wrong way eight times and nearly gave up and went home. It was an act of sheer stubbornness — and the love of beer — that kept me looking.
13:04 September 26, 2011
Get knee deep at beaches near installations

For U.S. troops stationed in Japan and on Okinawa, options for a trip to the beach vary greatly based on duty station.
17:44 July 29, 2011
Tokyo: Picnic, play, bike & more at Yoyogi Park

There’s a sharp contrast in pace of living that can be seen in a certain frequently-visited area of Tokyo. One only needs to step foot outside Harajuku Station to see it.
17:27 July 7, 2011
Red-hot destination: Tokyo Fire Museum

Chances are, at one point or another, somebody with a day off Googled “free, fire trucks, family fun.” And if they lived in Japan, it’s a good bet their search led them to the Tokyo Fire Museum. You know what? Their day likely didn’t disappoint.
15:56 July 4, 2011
Tsukiji fish market is 'the kitchen that feeds Tokyo'

TOKYO — It’s the New York Stock Exchange with gills.
14:32 May 11, 2010
Tsukiji is by no means the only attraction in the neighborhood
Tokyo: Ueno Park ideal spot to enjoy cherry blossoms and more
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Tokyo: Celebrating faith at Honmonji Temple
Tokyo: Have a blast in Odaiba
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Tokyo: The path to Confucius is open
Tokyo: Take a visit to kimono workshop for a traditional experience
Tokyo: Boro-ichi - shopping as a contact sport
Tokyo: Try a maid cafe for a night of clean fun and games
Tokyo: Shrine is only a part of the Yasukuni complex

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