Tom Shuttleworth

Scribbler and surfer based in Chiba, Japan

[Kyodo News | Japan @kyodo_english]

Shibuya tea shop staffed by over 70s proving age just a number https://t.co/xnhYAgJYZC

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Prices for Japan Rail Pass, popular with foreign tourists, to rise 6% from October https://t.co/zq40bxPaov

[Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド @GearoidReidy]

Whoever put Japan there needs to give their head a wobble

[Tom Shuttleworth @TomuuS]

Kurayoshi, Tottori 📸

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Edo-Tokyo Museum nears long-awaited reopening with revamped exhibits, language support https://t.co/jdaiimIv6U

[neanderthal yabuki @nean]

Yokai monsters draw fans to Japan island's museum and expo - YouTube https://t.co/xyhWXhuu3x

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Once seen as embodying people’s anxieties and fears, yokai -- monsters from Japanese folklore -- are now being embraced in Japan as symbols of diversity and belonging.
https://t.co/lUnB1AOkw1

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

I’m sorry but this is brilliant

[Tom Shuttleworth @TomuuS]

Illustrator Eiji Mitooka eyes grand designs for future of Japan’s sightseeing trains
https://t.co/UgUkNTAsFt
#trains #japantravel

[Hiroshi Suzuki @AmbJapanUK]

Black Country Ale in Birmingham!!🍺👍

[Tom Shuttleworth @TomuuS]

Capsule toys at the Gacha Gacha Exhibition in Roppongi, Tokyo

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Kyoto budgets for Japan’s first bus fare system prioritizing residents over visitors https://t.co/A8gV93DgdH

[Kansai Photos @KansaiPhotos]

Recently, Osaka has started an add campaign at improving tourist manners, with cartoon characters that illustrate the do's-and-dont's for Guesthouse stays.
The ads are paid for from a fund derived from the accommodation tax.

[Spoon & Tamago @Johnny_suputama]

Uzbekistan representing Family Mart

[Tom Shuttleworth @TomuuS]

Takeo Onsen, Saga Pref., mid-January
#japantravel

[NationalDietLibrary @NDLJP_en]

How much do you know about real ninja? The digital exhibition NINJA: In Fiction and in Reality has lots of materials about both historical ninja and ninja in the world of entertainment. #ndldigital
https://t.co/kGivgd8L9m

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Mt. Fuji cherry blossom festival canceled over fears of visitors behaving badly https://t.co/Z3tDPxbVkY

[Kyodo News | Japan @kyodo_english]

Japan’s English proficiency drops to new low https://t.co/mWQgmfBR6L

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Designer, illustrator Eiji Mitooka, the creative mind behind Japan’s most luxurious trains, still has grand designs for the future of the country’s sightseeing railways
https://t.co/CL7W86SsCW