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Data accurate as of Jan. 1, 2001
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| 1. Cities and Prefectures | ||
| Osaka City | ||
| Kobe City | ||
| Kyoto City | ||
| Osaka Prefecture | ||
| Hyogo Prefecture | ||
| Kyoto Prefecture | ||
| Nara Prefecture | ||
| Wakayama Prefecture | ||
| Shiga Prefecture | ||
| Mie Prefecture | ||
| 2. National Holidays | ||
| January 1 | New Year's Day (Gantan) | |
| 2nd Monday of January | Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) | |
| February 11 | National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-Kinenbi) | |
| March 20 | Vernal Equinox Day (Shunbun no Hi) | |
| April 29 | Greenery Day (Midori no Hi) | |
| May 3 | Constitution Memorial Day (Kenpo Kinenbi) | |
| May 4 | People's Holiday (Kokumin no Shukujitu) | |
| May 5 | Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi) | |
| 3rd Monday of July | Day of the Sea (Umi no Hi) | |
| 3rd Monday of September | Respect for the Aged Day (Keiro no Hi) | |
| September 23 | Autumn Equinox Day (Shubun no Hi) | |
| 2nd Monday of October | Health-Sports Day (Taiiku no Hi) | |
| November 3 | Culture Day (Bunka no Hi) | |
| November 23 | Labor Thanks Giving Day (Kinro Kansha no Hi) | |
| December 23 | Emperor's Birthday (Tenno Tanjobi) | |
| 3. Tourist Information | ||
| Osaka/Kansai general | ||
| Osaka Tourism & Convention Guidance |
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| Osaka Tourist Guide |
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| Kinki Tourist Information |
+81-6-6348-9766
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| Osaka Tourist Information |
+81-6-6345-2189
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| Japan Travel Phone |
0120-22-4800 (Toll-free, inside Japan only)
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| Japan National Tourist Organization | ||
| Kansai Window |
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| Kobe | ||
| International Tourist Association |
+81-78-303-1010
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| Kobe Convention & Visitors Association |
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| Kyoto | ||
| Kyoto TIC, JNTO |
+81-75-371-5649
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| Kyoto Convention BureauAssociation |
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| Nara | ||
| Nara City Tourist Center |
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| 4. Museums | ||
| Osaka | ||
| National Museum of Ethnology |
+81-6-6876-2151
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| Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Art |
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| Japan Folk Art Museum |
+81-6-6641-6309
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| Museum of Oriental Ceremics, Osaka |
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| Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Japanese & Chinese pottery) |
+81-6-6245-8611
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| Osaka Museum of Natural History |
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| Osaka Museum of History |
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| The National Museum of Art, Osaka |
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| Osaka Maritime Museum |
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| Kobe/Hyogo | ||
| Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art |
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| Kobe Maritime Museum |
+81-78-327-8983
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| Kobe City Museum |
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| Platon Decorative Art Museum |
+81-78-271-3346
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| Kyoto | ||
| National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto |
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| Kyoto National Museum |
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| Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art |
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| The Museum of Kyoto |
+81-75-222-0888
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| Nara | ||
| Nara Prefectural Museum of Art |
+81-742-23-3968
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| Nara National Museum |
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| Nara City Museum of Photography |
+81-742-22-9811
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| 5. Airports | ||
| Kansai International Airport |
+81-724-55-2500
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| Osaka International Airport |
+81-6-6856-6781
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| 6. Newspapers | ||
| Nikkei Net | ||
| Nikkei Weekly | ||
| Mainichi Daily News | ||
| Mainichi Newspaper | ||
| Asahi.com | ||
| Daily Yomiuri | ||
| The Japan Times | ||
| Kyodo News | ||
| 7. Recommended Reading Material & Magazines | ||
| Books | ||
| Japan, an A-Z: a guide to living and working in Japan | Catherine Devrye | |
| Japan Country Living: Spirit, Tradition, Style | Amy Sylvester Katoh, Shin Kimura(Photographer) |
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| What Makes Life Worth Living?: How Japanese and Americans make Sense of Their Words | Gordon Mathews | |
| Japanese Consumer Behavior: From Worker Bees to Wary Shoppers: An Anthropologist Reads Research by the Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living | John Linwood McCreery | |
| Jobs in Japan: The Complete Guide to Living and Working in the Land of Rising Opportunity | John Wharton, Liz Netzel(Illustrator) | |
| Japanese Business Etiquette : A Practical Guide to Success With the Japanese | Diana Rowland. Paperback (March 1993) | |
| Japan Guide | Patrice Fusillo, Noriko Araki. Paperback (May 1, 2000) |
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| Japan Health Handbook | Kodansha International | |
| Japan for Kids: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Their Children | Kodansha International | |
| New Japan Solo | Kodansha International | |
| Kyoto A Cultural Guide to Japan's Ancient Imperial City | Kodansha International | |
| A Guide to Food Buying in Japan | Charles E. Tuttle Company | |
| A Dictionary of Japanese Food | Charles E. Tuttle Company | |
| The Best of Kansai Kyoto Osaka Kobe | Charles E. Tuttle Company | |
| Eating Cheap in Japan | Shufunotomo Co.,Ltd. | |
| Japan Inside Out | Personally Oriented Ltd. | |
| Local Publications | ||
| Living in Kobe | CHIC (Community House & Information Centre) |
+81-78-857-6540
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| Dining in Kobe | CHIC |
+81-78-857-6540
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| Medical Access - A Foreigners' Guide to Health Care in Kobe | Distributed at CHIC and FBC |
+81-78-857-6540
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| MEDITALK | Japanese Educational Clinical Cardiology Society |
+81-6-6304-8014
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| Living Guide |
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| A Guide For Living In Osaka | Osaka Municipal government | +81-6-6208-7280 |
| Periodicals & Magazines | ||
| Kansai Time Out | S.U.Press |
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| Kansai Scene | P&K Inc. | |
| ACCJ JOURNAL | American Chamber of Commerce in Japan |
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