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“And the Winner is…”: A Selection of Some of the World’s Fascinating No. 1s!
Everyone knows Mt. Everest is the tallest Mountain in the world! It is named after Colonel Sir George Everest, a surveyor who surveyed Mt. Everest in the mid 1800s. Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese...
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Welcome to Postal Hell: Photos Reveal the Organised Chaos that is one Chinese...
As the Christmas season steadily approaches, we have to spare a thought for those working in our respective postal services. With Christmas cards and care packs sent to those in other parts of the...
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Hiyoriyama newly crowned as Japan’s Shortest Mountain
Osaka has many sights and attractions to boast about. To name a few, there’s the robot drummer clown, the big robot crabs here and there and of course Tenpozan, Japan’s shortest mountain. Standing at...
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Japan’s newest holiday “Mountain Day” gets approval from Lower House
On the afternoon of 25 April, the Lower House of Parliament passed an amendment to the nation’s Holiday Act which includes a new public holiday Mountain Day (Yama no Hi). The next step involves the...
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We went to a beautiful “beach resort” on top of a mountain and sweated it out...
There is no sand or sea in sight, but the view is just as impressive as any beach. Thanks to a dizzying range of local delicacies and hot springs loaded with cool features, Nagano Prefecture remains...
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Japan’s new giant swing is a beautiful/terrifying way to see the scenery of...
Town famous for its ski slopes offers a way to soar above the mountains. For many people, when they hear someone mention Hakuba, a town in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture, the first thing they...
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Welcome to Japan’s smallest natural mountain, where you get a climbing...
A unique place to get a shrine stamp that tourists are yet to discover. If you believe life is all about small wins, then there’s a site in Japan you’ll really want to visit. Called Bentenyama, this...
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