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VIDEO| Traveling in Japan with PASMO and SUICA cards

If you want to speed up your travel, purchase a PASMO or SUICA card.
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VIDEO| How to take a train in Japan

Folks, taking the train in Tokyo can be intimidating, but embrace it! Get off base and hop on a train.
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Tokyo a well-run capital city of Japan

It wasn’t until after I’d arrived in Tokyo that I realized why I’d wanted to go there for so long. It was because I’d read too much science fiction as a teenager.
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Speakin’ Japanese: Winter season greetings

Here are some useful Japanese phrases to help you along the way.
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Road trippin' from Tokyo to Misawa and Sasebo to Iwakuni

Time to hit the open road and explore what Japan has to offer. Take the expressway, stop at a rest area (the ones in Japan are special) and find a new favorite place to visit.
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Everything you want to know about Japanese yen

If you are new to mainland Japan or Okinawa, local currency, and the conversion between dollars and yen, may leave you annoyed at the cash register.
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Exploring Matsushima, one of Japan's three most scenic views

When famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho traveled Japan in 1689 he found himself at a loss for words when he first saw the hundreds of pine forest-covered islands of Matsushima Bay in the Tohoku region. Eventually, he came up with those words and wrote about it in his poetic travel log, “Narrow Road to the Deep North.”
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Get off base and enjoy these events in Japan!

There's a lot of stuff happening off base, so read below and then head off for some fun! (This was updated Dec. 5)
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5 things to do while traveling alone

As any traveler can tell you, traveling alone carries its own benefits and disadvantages. For some people, doing activities by themselves are as easy as putting on a pair of socks. For others, it’s a highly daunting task and could cause anxiety just at the mere thought.
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Take a fantastic day trip to Kamakura

A convenient 20-minute train ride from Yokosuka or approximately one hour from Tokyo Station, Kamakura is a fantastic choice for a day trip that offers visitors a variety of experiences: towering bamboo groves, mysterious caves, elegant Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, and hands-on workshops that will leave a lasting impression of this ancient capital.
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Harajuku's Sakuratei gets creative with okonomiyaki

When I first came to Japan, nearly ten years ago, a very “in-the-know-friend” brought me to Sakuratei. It was my first time eating, and of course cooking, okonomiyaki.
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Kourakuen near Hardy Barracks offers cheap and tasty lunch

Just a 5-minute walk from Hardy Barracks, Kourakuen is a very popular Chinese restaurant among the local salarymen.
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Misawa Exchange Shoppers can keep some cash and eat healthy on Salad Wednesdays

Airmen and families at can enjoy their greens and save some greenbacks every Salad Wednesday at Misawa Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants.
Raku Beer in Hiroshima, Japan, has a variety of craft beers from IPAs to stouts on tap. JAMES BOLINGER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Raku Beer offers 15 Japanese craft beers

Iwakuni, the city that lends the nearby Marine Corps air station its name, is a wonderful place to live, but it lacks one thing: a pub-style establishment with a large selection of craft beer.
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Japanese Souffle Cheesecake & Healthy Tiramisu recipes

Japanese Souffle Cheesecake
 
INGREDIENTS

150g cream cheese
150 ml milk
3 eggs, separated
60g sugar
20g flour
10g cornflour
20ml lemon juice
apricot jam, for serving (optional)

Servings: 1
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Yokota Exchange shoppers can keep some cash and eat healthy on Salad Wednesdays

Airmen and families can enjoy their greens and save some greenbacks every Salad Wednesday at Yokota Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants.