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Best Hotels Near Tokyo Dome | Where to Stay for Concerts & Games
Tokyo Dome is one of Japan’s biggest concert venues, and on show nights the surrounding stations and trains…
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Best Hotels Near Oroku Station | Naha’s Soba-and-Suburbs South
Oroku is south Naha's everyday suburb β famous soba houses, an anchor Aeon mall, four minutes from the…
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Best Hotels Near Asahibashi Station | The Bus-Terminal Base
Asahibashi holds Okinawa's main bus terminal β the launchpad for aquarium and resort buses β plus Naminoue's cliff…
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Best Hotels Near Omoromachi Station | Naha’s New Town
Omoromachi is Naha's new town β big malls, the duty-free T Galleria and the excellent Prefectural Museum, six…
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Best Hotels Near Kencho-mae Station | Kokusai-dori’s Front Door
Kencho-mae is where Kokusai-dori begins β Naha's mile of markets, izakaya and sanshin music, with the monorail linking…
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Best Hotels Near Naha Airport Station | The Monorail Gateway to Okinawa
Naha Airport's monorail puts Kokusai-dori 15 minutes away β and Senagajima's white terraces and sunset baths sit just…
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Best Hotels Near Kokubu Station | Kirishima’s Shrine-and-Volcano Gateway
Kokubu is Kirishima city's hub β gateway to the great vermilion shrine, the volcanic highland trails and some…
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Best Hotels Near Taniyama Station | The Southern Suburb Line
Taniyama is south Kagoshima's suburb hub β tram terminus and JR stop on the way to Ibusuki's sand…
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Best Hotels Near Korimoto Station | Kagoshima’s Tram-and-Campus Crossroads
Korimoto is Kagoshima's tram-and-campus crossroads β university eats, two tram lines and JR, with Kagoshima-Chuo and Tenmonkan minutes…
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