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Gundam Statue Sets Foot in Shizuoka

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Friday, June 4, 2010

Construction work on a ”life-size” statue of the Gundam fictitious giant combat robot was opened to the press in Shizuoka City on Wednesday ahead of a public showing following last year’s similar event in a Tokyo seaside area.
This time the 18-meter-tall robot will stand near JR Higashishizuoka Station holding a Beam Saber, a signature weapon of Gundam in a popular sci-fi animation series, according to toy company Bandai Co. which leads the project. Read the rest of this entry »

Joe Odagiri to star in drama “Atami no Sousakan”

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Monday, April 19, 2010

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri


Joe Odagiri (オダギリジョー) will star in a new drama series this summer on TV Asahi, titled “Atami no Sousakan.” Read the rest of this entry »

Real Grade Gundam in Shizuoka X Beam Saber

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Friday, March 19, 2010
Real Grade Gundam in Shizuoka Image

Real Grade Gundam in Shizuoka Image(C)創通・サンライズ

The Real Grade Gundam will appear in Higashi-shizuoka park near JR Higashi-shizuoka station from July 24 to January 10, 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Ticking down slowly in Atami

By Mai - Last updated: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Do you know what is “Sukiya Zukuri (数寄屋造り)” ? It is one of the Japanese traditional architectural style. “Sukiya” is not sukiyaki, it is built in the style of a tea-ceremony house. “Suki (数寄)” originally means delight in poems(waka), tea-ceremony, flower arrangement and those elegant pursuits. It means the house built accordance with their taste synonym for tea-ceremony house.

sekitei_garden

sekitei_garden

We stayed at Sukiya Zukuri hotel called “Seki-tei (石亭)” in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture. It is high class Onsen (hot spring bath) hotel. What a peaceful and beautiful place it is…

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“The Entetsu Hotel Empire” Reborn!

By Kikki - Last updated: Friday, February 12, 2010

A 36-year-old hotel beside the Lake Hamanako revived under the New Name “The Hotel Wellseason Hamanako”

The Distant View of The Hotel Wellseason Hamanako

The Distant View of The Hotel Wellseason Hamanako

One of the famed resort hotels in Japan, the Entetsu Hotel Empire, stopped its business on January 6, 2009. The 36-year-old flagship hotel under the Entetsu Hotel Group had accommodated with over 10 million guests since its opening in 1972. On June 29, 2009 however, the old hotel was reborn as the Hotel Wellseason Hamanako after six months renovation work.

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Life-Size Gundam to Bring in 40 Billion Yen to Shizuoka

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Life-Size Gundam

Life-Size Gundam

The Life-Size Gundam will be erected in front of Japan Railway’s Higashishizuoka Station in Shizuoka’s Aoki ward by July.

Shizuoka city calculates that the 1/1-scale, 18-meter-tall statue of the Gundam robot will bring 40 billion yen (US$440 million) into the local economy. Read the rest of this entry »

Life-Size Gundam to be relocated to Shizuoka

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Gandum in Odaiba
The 1/1-scale, 18-meter-tall statue of the Gundam robot, which was built to mark the 30th anniversary of the Gundam anime franchise, is being relocated to Shizuoka City , central Japan, next July. It is being moved in front of Japan Railway’s Higashishizuoka Station in Shizuoka’s Aoi ward. Read the rest of this entry »

BAPE STORE Shizuoka

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Saturday, November 29, 2008

BAPE STORE Shizuoka
2-5-3, Ryogaecho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka
054-252-3630
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Burberry Blue Label Hamamatsu Entetsu

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Burberry Blue Label Hamamatsu Entetsu
バーバリーブルーレーベル遠鉄百貨店
At Entetsu store, 320-2, Sunayama-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka
053-451-4924
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Burberry Blue Label Shizuoka Matsuzakaya

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Burberry Blue Label Shizuoka Matsuzakaya
バーバリーブルーレーベル松坂屋静岡店
At Matsuzakaya Shizuoka store, 10-2, Miyuki-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
054-205-2710
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Premiumoutlets Gotemba

By Tenkaijapan - Last updated: Saturday, November 15, 2008

Premiumoutlets Gotemba

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Premium Outlets Gotemba

Premium Outlets Gotemba

1312, Fukazawa, Gotenba-shi, Shizuoka 412-0023

0550-81-3122

http://www.premiumoutlets.co.jp/gotemba/

Since2000

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