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  • A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido
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    A visit to a Japanese hot springs in Hokkaido

    ByEileen Ogintz August 26, 2015July 7, 2021

    Good news! I’m going to live at least seven years longer. That’s because I’ve visited a Japanese Onseng—a hot springs resort. They are ubiquitous in Japan—there are thousands of them.

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  • Japanese hot tubs and amenities on the Diamond Princess
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    Japanese hot tubs and amenities on the Diamond Princess

    ByEileen Ogintz August 25, 2015July 7, 2021

    The on board Izumi Japanese Bath features indoor and outdoor bathing experiences ($15 for 90 minute visit), including misted steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi and hot tubs, some open to the sky.

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  • On a cruise – options for dining vary on taste and budget
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    On a cruise – options for dining vary on taste and budget

    ByEileen Ogintz August 24, 2015July 15, 2021

    Like other cruise lines, Princess offers specialty restaurants on board for which you pay an extra fee.
    Like on other cruise lines, the specialty restaurants offer an enhanced experience.

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  • Shore excursions: Cranes, marshes, pluses and minuses
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    Shore excursions: Cranes, marshes, pluses and minuses

    ByEileen Ogintz August 23, 2015July 15, 2021

    We’re in Kushiro, Japan, on the island of Hokkaido, and are visiting the Japanese Crane Reserve on a shore excursion from the Diamond Princess, which is spending the morning here.

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  • East meets West on a Princess Cruise in Japan
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    East meets West on a Princess Cruise in Japan

    ByEileen Ogintz August 21, 2015July 7, 2021

    Until I came aboard in Yokohama, I hadn’t thought much about the cruise experience being educational but here, with more than 1000 Japanese passengers, we westerners are getting a lesson in Japanese culture and food.

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  • Families trying falconry, the sport of kings
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    Families trying falconry, the sport of kings

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2015July 16, 2021

    We are at Ireland’s School of Falconry — the oldest in the country and home to more than 30 birds, including the always popular Dingle the owl. The school is located at Ashford Castle

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  • At the Tokyo Fish Market: mixing culture and tradition in unique culinary ways
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    At the Tokyo Fish Market: mixing culture and tradition in unique culinary ways

    ByEileen Ogintz August 20, 2015July 6, 2021

    It is eight in the morning and we are at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan’ largest. More than 15,000 people work here; international tourists line up in the early hours of the morning for the chance to watch the famous auctions of the fish, including the tuna.

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  • A long flight to Japan – jet lag cured with spa treatment at Conrad Tokyo
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    A long flight to Japan – jet lag cured with spa treatment at Conrad Tokyo

    ByEileen Ogintz August 19, 2015July 15, 2021

    The Mizuki Spa at the Conrad Tokyo is the largest spa of its kind in Tokyo and boasts Tokyo’s only true Hinoki bath. Treatments are inspired by the moon and the water.

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  • Religion, education, culture at Indy Children’s Museum
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    Religion, education, culture at Indy Children’s Museum

    ByEileen Ogintz August 14, 2015July 6, 2021

    The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children’s museum in the world, hopes to inspire children—and their families—to think about religion in new ways with the opening of National Geographic Sacred Journeys on Aug 29.

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  • Jake and Tobey go on a Safari in Style in Tanzania
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    Jake and Tobey go on a Safari in Style in Tanzania

    ByEileen Ogintz August 13, 2015July 15, 2021

    Jake and Tobey Bill, ages 12 and 13 from Weston CT, went on a “Safari In Style” tour of Tanzania with the tour operator Abercrombie & Kent. They had heard great things about Africa and watched a few PBS specials about it, but nothing prepared them for what them saw and experienced in this amazing place.

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