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		<title>What is a Ryokan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When looking at our tours, you will notice that we often stay at ryokans, instead of  a &#8220;western style hotel&#8221;.  So what is a ryokan? Well first, so you know how to pronounce it, say it with me: ree-o-kahn. A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn.  They are smaller, more quaint, and often more hospitable than your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everything you wanted to know about Okonomiyaki, but were afraid to ask</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have heard Okonomiyaki called everything from Japanese pancakes to Japanese pizzas. It is hard to describe exactly what okonomiyaki is since there is nothing else like it outside of Japan. If you break down the name, it might help. “Okonomi” means your choice or you choose, and yaki means grilled. There are different types and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driver&#8217;s License in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Takako "Tammy" Ota</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan has one of the best, if not the best public transportation systems in the world. There are many, diverse means of public transportation in Japan. We can move around by bullet train, train, bus, streetcar, subway and monorail. But still, about 90% of Japanese adults have a driver’s license. We can start to drive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money Matters in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With exchange rates, international charge fees, and money conversion, it can be very confusing to know what the best way to pay for things in another country are.  Japan is very much still a cash society and you are expected to pay in cash most of the time, but you still have options.  Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noodle Shops</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re looking for a quick, tasty and inexpensive meal in Japan, noodle shops are the places to look for. Although, you don’t have to look very hard because they are everywhere. Walking into a noodle shop in Japan and ordering noodles is like walking into a Starbucks and ordering a cup of coffee. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Takako "Tammy" Ota</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sumo is a traditional Japanese wrestling which dates back 1,000 years, and started as a performance dedicated to the emperors and Shinto deities. Sumo wrestlers still follow religious rituals which date back hundreds of years. The basic rules of sumo are simple: the wrestler loses if any part of his body except the soles of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luggage 101- How Much Luggage to Really Bring</title>
		<link>http://www.samuraitours.com/blog/2013/01/luggage-101-how-much-luggage-to-really-bring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rachel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not everyday that you get to travel across the globe and visit an amazing, historical country you have never been to before.  Or maybe you have been to Japan, and know what amazing goodies there are to offer to bring back home to your friends and family.  Either way, we do like to shop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fugu (Pufferfish) in Osaka</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Takako "Tammy" Ota</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Osaka is said to be a ‘Gourmet Paradise’ for the Japanese and is famous for its specialties such as Okonomiyaki (savory pancakes) , Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) and noodles. Another specialty of Osaka, especially in winter is the poisonous fugu (pufferfish). Most of the fugu in Japan is caught in the Shimonoseki area (the water between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tokyo Retains its Title as the Gourmet Capital of the World for the Sixth Straight Year</title>
		<link>http://www.samuraitours.com/blog/2013/01/tokyo-retains-its-title-as-the-gourmet-capital-of-the-world-for-the-sixth-straight-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo retained its title as the Michelin guide&#8217;s world gourmet capital with the latest version of the Michelin guides published on Nov. 28, although the number of three-star restaurants fell slightly. This is the sixth consecutive year the capital of food-obsessed Japan has been awarded top honors by the publishers of a guidebook regarded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convenience Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Takako "Tammy" Ota</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Convenience store have become a part of our daily lives. The convenience store concept was first born in Dallas, Texas in 1927. The Japanese borrowed the concept from America, but just as with everything the Japanese borrow, we made it our own. Today there are more than 40,000 convenience stores, and they can be found [...]]]></description>
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