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KanagawaPrefectureHikingMountOyamaDiscoverone-of-a-kindbeautyonthepeakofMountOyama.123WhenthepopulationofJapan’soldcapital,Edo,wasonemillionpeople,sometwohundredthousandwouldhikeMountOyama—atripcalledtheOyamaPilgrimage—everyyear.Towering1,252meters,themountainhasbeenfeaturedinmanyukiyo-epaintings,andissteepedincultureandhistory,andincrediblenaturalbeauty.Witheasyaccessfromthecityandacablecarthatbringsyoudeepinthemountainswithease,itisapopularspotforlocalsandtouristsalike.Aftertakingthecablecar,it’sabouta90minutehiketothepeak.TheincrediblepanoramicviewfromthetopoffersviewsofnotonlyMountFuji,butTokyo’ssprawlingskyscrapersandevenChiba’sBosoPeninsula.TherearehikingmapswritteninEnglish,Chinese,Korean,French,andmore,aswellasotherguideswritteninEnglishavailable.ReferenceWebsite:IseharaCityTourismAssociation123TheincredibleviewfromOyama’sAfuriTempleearnedittwostarsfromtheMichelinGreenGuide.OyamawasregisteredasaJapanHeritagesiteinApril,2016.Enjoyhikinginthefreshgreenofspringorthevibrantcolorsofautumn.ImaiDojoTrainbothyourbodyandmind,andmasterboththespiritandfundamentalsoftheJapanesemartialart,Karate.Karatehasgainedincreasingattentionabroad,andasaresult,agrowingnumberofvisitorstoJapanwanttoseeandexperiencetraditionalmartialarts.Morethansimplyimprovingskills,karateprovidesthemeanstostrengthenbothmindandbody,andfostersaspiritofdisciplineandconsiderationforothers.ItisthatuniquelyJapanesespiritthatattractsmartialartsfansfromaroundtheglobe.LocatedrightnexttoYokohamaStadium,ImaiDojoistheperfectplacefortouriststogethands-onwiththisenduringmartialart.Atwohourtrialself-defensecourseisonly¥2,000andincludesEnglishlanguageexplanationmaterials.12123ManygrouptoursvisitImaiDojoforhands-ontrainingaswell.InstructorImaiisatoughghterwhohasn’treceivedapointdeductionin10years!OneadvantageofmartialartsisthatJapaneselanguageisn’tarequirement;simplywatchandlearn!ReferenceWebsite:ImaiDojo103
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