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Dear Subscriber,

Welcome to our May newsletter! We'd like to thank all our readers
who entered our previous competitions and let you know that there
is still time to enter our competition this month. See the details
below. 

Quiz
This month Goods from Japan is sponsoring our competition, which is
open only to subscribers to our newsletter.  

The first two people with the correct answer picked out of a hat
will each win a baseball happi coat to celebrate Japan's win at the
recent WBC. The next 3 people picked out of the hat will receive a
Hanshin Tigers or Yomiuri Giants Japanese baseball cap - the two
most popular teams in Japan. Please state your preference in your
reply. The next ten people selected will each receive a free
Matsuzaka Headband. 

All you have to do is answer these three questions (follow the
links to find the answers). 
What building in Tokyo takes its name from the Esperanto word for
"oasis"? 
What is Leonardo Di Caprio's blood type? 
Where is Japan's largest Ikea store located? 
To enter the competition, just reply to this email with the subject
line "JV competition". We will select 15 winners who will receive
the prizes listed above from all entries sent in April. Thank you
too to the eagle-eyed reader who spotted our mistake concerning the
Ikea store!
 
What's New 

 
Kofu - just 90 minutes from Shinjuku, Kofu makes for a great
weekend break from the metropolis. 
 
Mt. Hiei - We recently climbed Mt Hiei in Kyoto to visit the
historic Enryakuji Temple, home of the "Marathon Monks." Other
mountains we hope to scale soon are Mount Fuji and Gozaisho in Mie.
 
Shosenkyo -  Shosenkyo is a beautiful river gorge located just
outside Kofu city, and voted Japan's 2nd best attractions after
Mount Fuji. 
Onsen - Beppu Onsens - we recommend some of the best hot springs in
Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on the southern island of Kyushu. 

Koenji - not far from Shinjuku, Koenji is fast becoming one of
Tokyo's hippest areas. Trendy stores and street entertainers.

Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors this month - Rentafone and HIS Tokyo
Cultural Tours 

Improvements
 
If you have any ideas on how we can improve this newsletter, please
let us know - we always open to suggestions. And if you  find this
newsletter useful or interesting, please forward it on!
 
That's all for now. Thank for your continued support. We look
forward to sending you our next newsletter in the middle of June,
but until then - Sayonara!
 
Philip