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Non-Smoking Japan: No Smoking Pavement Sign in hamamatsu City!
I saw some (only a few unfortunately) of these signs south of Hamamatsu City JR Station. The great thing is taht not only it asks people not smoking while walking along the pavement, but also warns...
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Entirely Non-Smoking Restaurants in Shizuoka Prefecture (As of January 25th,...
Beautiful Vegetables at Tetsuya Sugimoto in Shizuoka City! I agree that this particular article has been long overdue. Not only my expats friends, but many Japanese friends have been at pains at...
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Public Hot Spring Foot Bath in Fujieda City!
Shizuoka Prefecture has the greatest number of hot springs and hot springs spas in Japan. But recently another type of hot spring bath is getting increasingly popular: public hot spring Foot baths!...
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Public Hot Spring Foot Bath in Izu Nagaoka, Izu Peninsula!
Izu Nagaoka, now part of Izu No Kuni City in Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture is a nationally known hot spring spa/resort and I had to visit it today to cover a local matsuri/festival (report coming...
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Non-smoking Japan: The Shinkasen Bullet Train Contradiction!
Shinkasen platform, 8th carriage, Shizuoka JR Station! There is a big contradiction in common transport betwee local trains and Shinkansen Bullet Trains in the Shizuoka Prefecture and in all the...
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Non Smoking Japan: Half Measures in Fujieda City Streets
Whereas some cities in Shizuoka Prefecture like Shizuoka, Hamamatsu or Yaizu do try to create a non-smoking environment on their street pavements, the City of Fujieda is only reminding smokers to...
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Public Foot Bath Hot Spring in Yaizu City!
When you get from Yaizu JR Station take the South exit and walk down the stairs and turnleft at the bottom. On your right you will discover a big marlin jumping out of a fountain! The locals know and...
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Non Smoking Japan: You want to Smoke? Go to the Toilets! Cenova Department...
No, you are not allowed to smoke inside the toilets, but………… Yesterday I did have to use the washroom inside Cenova Department Store in Shizuoka City when I got intrigued to see a couple coming out...
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Healthy Bento by Real Food Market “Akutsu” in Shizuoka City!
Last Sunday during the 1st Shizuoka Seeds Exchange Meet I had the occasion to sample one of those healthy bento made by Real Food Market Akutsu in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City! A menu was also kindly...
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Food Supplements: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
I remember a very revealing article by L’Express (French Weekly Magazine) on food supplements. It only confirmed some of my worries and I decided it might be a good idea to impart what I have come to...
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