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Welcome to our November newsletter! Autumn feels over and there is a hint of winter in the air, cerainly in the Tohoku area of northern Japan and the island of Hokkaido.

We hope you are all well and hope if you see anything you like on JapanVisitor you can follow JapanVisitor on Twitter and/or like JapanVisitor on Facebook if you see something worthwhile.
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Thank you to all our subscribers who entered our previous competitions. We are running a new competition this month with JapanVisitor donating some of the sales we make on your behalf to the Red Cross. See the entry details below and please have a try! Gambatte!

 

This month Goods from Japan is sponsoring our Japan competition, which is open only to subscribers to our Japan newsletter.  Each month (or thereabouts!) we will be offering new prizes for our members all sent registered mail from Japan. This month we have a number of prizes on offer.

Our prizes include TK16 Master Kendama, Japanese koma, a dog collar (for dogs), Byobu folding screens, ceramic teapots, baseball caps, Arimatsu shibori handkerchiefs, tatami squares and a variety of other Japanese gifts. If you have a preference for a particular prize please let us know in your answers.

All you have to do is answer these five simple questions (follow the links to find the answers). 

• When was the Old Hokkaido Government Building completed in Sapporo?
• When was Nagoya Castle completed?
• name one railway line that runs through Nippori Station.
• What does the word ohikidashi means in Japanese banks?
• How much is entrance to the Zoshigaya Missionary Museum Tokyo?

To enter the competition, just reply to this email with the subject line "JV competition".

We will select the winners who will receive the prizes listed above from all entries received before we send out our next newsletter.  

Living in Japan - Shopping in Ginza - a comprehensive listing of the main stores in Tokyo's upmarket shopping district.

Japan Travel - Visit Aomori the most northern prefecture in Honshu and one of its most beautiful.

Japanese Nature - The Blakiston's Fish Owl - is one of the world's rarest birds.

Books - My Japanese Table by Debra Samuels.

Cycling - Cycling to Nara from Kyoto - see Japan's two ancient capitals on two wheels.

Korea - Korean Symbols adorn both historic buildings and everyday objects.

Osaka - Nipponbashi - one of Osaka's most fascinating districts.

Temples & Shrines of Japan

Visit our pages on the temples and shrines of Japan.

Rankanji Temple - in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu.

Mitaki-dera Temple - Hiroshima Prefecture.

Taikodani Inari Shrine - in Tsuwano was founded in 1773.

Yomeiji Temple - in Tsuwano, Shimane Prefecture.