ACS Fall 2009 Japan Trip

A trip from October 05, 2009 to October 15, 2009, travelling to Kyoto, Kyoto-Shi, Hiroshima, Hiroshima-Shi …
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Tue 10/06/09 (day 2) - Kyoto, Kyoto-Shi

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City
Kyoto, 26, Japan
Tue Oct 6 1:00pm - Thu Oct 8 8:00am
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Located at the intersection of Shijo and Karasuma streets, in the heart of Kyoto downtown, the hotel has won the …
Hotel
Karasuma Kyoto Hotel
Karasuma-shijo, Shimogyo-ku
Kyoto-Shi, 26 600-8412
Japan
75-371-0111
Tue Oct 6 3:00pm - Thu Oct 8 10:00am
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Hakusan-yu is a neighborhood bath where you can get a relaxing bath plus a peek at Japanese family life that few for …
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893 Ushitoracho
Kyoto-Shi, 26 600-8304
Japan
+81 75 351 2733/+81 75 351 3648
Tue Oct 6 8:00pm - Tue Oct 6 9:00pm
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Wed 10/07/09 (day 3) - Kyoto-Shi

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Kinkakuji is probably Kyoto's most famous and certainly most photographed temple garden. The three-story Chinese Zen …
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Kinkakuji
1 Kinkakuji-cho
Kyoto-Shi, 26 603-8361
Japan
+81 75 461 0013
Wed Oct 7 8:00am - Wed Oct 7 9:00am
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Kiyomizudera which translates as the "Temple of Pure Water," is a popular temple with young people who come to pray …
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Kiyomizudera
294 1-chome Kiyomizu
Kyoto-Shi, 26 605-0862
Japan
+81 75 551 1234
Wed Oct 7 9:00am - Wed Oct 7 10:00am
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Ideal for picnics, walking or jogging the Imperial Palace Park located right in the heart of the city contains the b …
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Kyoto Imperial Palace Park
3 Kyoto-Gyoen
Kyoto-Shi, 26 602-0881
Japan
+81 75 211 6348
Wed Oct 7 10:00am - Wed Oct 7 12:00pm
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Ginkakuji, the Silver Pavilion, was constructed as a retreat by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa in 1489 after the destruct …
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Ginkakuji
2 Ginkakuji-cho
Kyoto-Shi, 26 606-8402
Japan
+81 75 711 5725
Wed Oct 7 12:00pm - Wed Oct 7 1:00pm
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Kyoto's most imposing shrine was built in 1884 to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the city. It is dedicated to the f …
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Heian Shrine
Nishitenno-cho, Okazaki
Kyoto-Shi, 26 606-8341
Japan
+81 75 761 0221
Wed Oct 7 1:00pm - Wed Oct 7 2:00pm
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Anyone with an interest in Japanese culture will certainly appreciate an evening at the Gion Corner Theater. The pro …
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570 Minamigawa Gionmachi
Kyoto-Shi, 26 605-0074
Japan
+81 75 561 1119
Wed Oct 7 7:00pm - Wed Oct 7 9:00pm
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Thu 10/08/09 (day 4) - Hiroshima, Hiroshima-Shi, Miyajima Cho, Hatsukaich

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City
Hiroshima, 34, Japan
Thu Oct 8 7:00am - Thu Oct 8 2:00pm
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English-speaking staff provide travel and tour information on the Park, the city and the surrounding area. Leaflets …
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1-1 Nakajima-cho
Hiroshima-Shi, 34 730-0811
Japan
+81 82 242 7798
Thu Oct 8 10:00am - Thu Oct 8 12:00pm
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) was the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic …
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Hiroshima-Shi, 34, Japan
Thu Oct 8 12:00pm - Thu Oct 8 1:00pm
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Ten minutes by ferry from Miyajima-guchi tram stop and JR station, Miyajima is rated one of three most scenic places …
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Miyajima-cho
Miyajima cho, 34 739-0500
Japan
+81 829 44 2011
Thu Oct 8 2:00pm - Thu Oct 8 6:00pm
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Much of Hiroshima has been reconstructed since the 1945 atomic bombing; few buildings of historical and/or cultural …
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Miyajima-cho
Hatsukaich, 34 739-0500
Japan
+81 829 44 2020
Thu Oct 8 3:00pm - Thu Oct 8 4:00pm
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Fri 10/09/09 (day 5) - Tokyo

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City
Tokyo, 13, Japan
Fri Oct 9 10:00am - Thu Oct 15 9:00pm
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Slip into the atmosphere of a working class neighborhood set in the pre 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake days. A mural on …
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2-1 Ueno Koen
Tokyo, 13 110-0007
Japan
+81 3 3823 7451
Fri Oct 9 11:00am - Fri Oct 9 12:00pm
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Acoustics and aesthetics team up at this museum where there is the opportunity to beat on drums from several countri …
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2-1-1 Nishi-Asakusa
Tokyo, 13 111-0035
Japan
+81 3 3842 5622
Fri Oct 9 11:00am - Fri Oct 9 12:00pm
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A millennium ago so the legend goes, the Hirokuma brothers found the statue of Kannon (the Bodhisattva of Mercy - th …
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Asakusa Shrine
2-3-1 Asakusa
Tokyo, 13 111-0032
Japan
+81 3 3844 1575
Fri Oct 9 12:00pm - Fri Oct 9 2:00pm
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Standing on top of Ueno Hill and opened in 1873, Tokyo's first public park houses several world-class museums, a pop …
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Next to JR Ueno Station
Tokyo, 13 110-0007
Japan
+81 3 5321 3077
Fri Oct 9 3:00pm - Fri Oct 9 5:00pm
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Ameyoko is a vibrant, bustling area that sells all sorts of consumer perishables as well as shoes and apparel. Here …
Shopping
Ameyoko
Ueno 4-chome
Tokyo, 13 110-0005
Japan
+813 3 3201 3331
Fri Oct 9 5:00pm - Fri Oct 9 8:00pm
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Sat 10/10/09 (day 6) - Tokyo

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This naturally wooded park adjoins the Meiji Jingu Shrine , and until 1996 was the venue for Tokyo's amateur rock an …
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2-1 Yoyogi-Kamizono-cho
Tokyo, 13 151-0052
Japan
+81 3 3469 6081
Sat Oct 10 8:00am - Sat Oct 10 10:00am
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Across the Inokashira Avenue from the Yoyogi Park, this stadium was designed by Kenzo Tange, Japan's foremost postwa …
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2-1-1 Jinnnan
Tokyo, 13 151-0053
Japan
+81 3 3468 1176
Sat Oct 10 8:00am - Sat Oct 10 10:00am
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Both nagare and gongen style architecture are represented in these austere buildings, reflecting the taste of Yoshim …
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6-10-12 Akasaka
Tokyo, 13 107-0052
Japan
+81 33 583 1935
Sat Oct 10 9:00am - Sat Oct 10 10:00am
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