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So instead of eyeing\u00a0your feed that continues to be flooded with Disney Tokyo\u2019s Harry Potter World or the famous Kichi Kichi omurice, it's time for you to witness the splendour for yourself!<\/p> <p>Japan has always been fascinating with cutting edge technology, an abundance of nature, wonderful architecture and extra-fresh sushi. Go to Hokkaido and Tokyo if you love the hustle and bustle of the city life, otherwise\u00a0opt for Kyoto and Nara for more serene moments.<\/p> <p>Whether you\u2019re feeling ultra inspired by the soon-to-be released Japanese-made Godzilla movie this year, or wishing to fulfill the Disney Princess dream -don\u2019t let anything stop you from booking the air tickets, to sunny Kyoto or bustling Tokyo.<\/p> <p><em>Sharon Salim<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get hyped up with Japan\u2019s (latest) must-go places this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":148900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17137,9791,16864],"tags":[1634255,2035,284,11854,11855],"class_list":["post-337792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations-hk","category-galerie","category-galerie-hk","tag-has_diapo","tag-hotels","tag-japan","tag-land-of-the-rising-sun","tag-tokyo-disneyland"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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