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  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
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  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior-3.jpg
  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior-2.jpg
  • Geihinkan Love Hotel - Love hotels in Japan are places for couples to meet up for some intimate time together in in cases where they may not have privacy.  Instead of being greeted by a receptionist, check in is machine automated for extra privacy.  Typically there is a board which shows which rooms are available.  With the competition intense, love hotels have come up with all sorts of innovative ways to compete with each other.  In addition to the usual competition strategy of offering more amenities like videos, rotating beds, costumes or sex toys some have entered the realm of theme parks.  Love hotel themes in Japan include the White House, UFOs, Christmas, underwater sea scenes, railway cars, cruise ships, doctors’ offices and even schoolrooms…. Part of the theme trend is to make the experience more lighthearted and fun which makes the situation less embarrassing by offering up exotic or funny settings.  This renders the visit into an experience rather than a sordid affair.  Couples can select a different theme for each tryst.  For better or worse, recent trends are moving away from the bizarre or comical and more towards luxury and exotic.
    love-hotel-interior-4.jpg
  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
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  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
    tsukuba-science-gate-1.jpg
  • Science Gate at the original Tsukuba Expo site grounds. The main display in this center is a full size model of a real 50 m. tall H-II rocket. The center offers tangible exhibitions relating to space, the deep sea and energy. Using the most up to date systems, the center provides what is the world's largest scale planetarium is 26.6 m. across - opened again in April, 2006. Studies and research activities carried out in Tsukuba's research centers and university are also introduced.
    tsukuba-science-gate-2.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-7.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-5.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-1.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-3.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-21.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-20.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-17.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-19.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-12.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-1.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-2.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-4.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-23.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-14.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-13.jpg
  • The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is also called Puerto Princesa Underground River. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992. The entrance to the subterranean river is controlled by local government with regulated boat rides from the nearest village Sabang. Geologists discovered that the underground river has a second floor and small waterfalls inside the cave. They also found a cave dome above the underground river, rock formations, large bats, a deep water hole in the river, and more river channels. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<br />
The 8 kilometer river is the longest navigable underground river in the world, winding its way underneath mountains berfore flowing into the South China Sea. This journey through the cave system is 24 kilometers long though visitors may only pass through 2 or 3 kilometers of it.  The area where the Underground River is located is a national park as well as a model of biodiversity. More than 800 plant species, including 300 types of trees, 200 bird species, 30 mammals, 19 reptiles and eight different bat species live here.
    puerto-princesa-underground-river-8.jpg
  • Batu Ferringhi also has some of the nicest beaches on Penang Island. The long stretch of beach on the northern flank of Penang Island, of which Batu Ferringh beach is part of, is combination of wide golden-sand beaches and picturesque deep blue-green coves surrounded by large granite boulders that tumbled from the hilly interiors of the island, right into the sea.  The name Batu Ferringhi itself attests historically to Penang's brushes with several different foreign powers, including the British, the Dutch and the Portuguese. Some locals believe that the word Ferringhi was derived from Portuguese which means 'foreigners rock'.
    Batu-Ferringhi-Beach-1.jpg
  • Batu Ferringhi also has some of the nicest beaches on Penang Island. The long stretch of beach on the northern flank of Penang Island, of which Batu Ferringh beach is part of, is combination of wide golden-sand beaches and picturesque deep blue-green coves surrounded by large granite boulders that tumbled from the hilly interiors of the island, right into the sea.  The name Batu Ferringhi itself attests historically to Penang's brushes with several different foreign powers, including the British, the Dutch and the Portuguese. Some locals believe that the word Ferringhi was derived from Portuguese which means 'foreigners rock'.
    Batu-Ferringhi-Beach-4.jpg
  • Parasailing at Batu Ferringhi which has some of the nicest beaches on Penang Island. The long stretch of beach is a combination of wide golden-sand beaches and picturesque deep blue-green coves surrounded by large granite boulders that tumbled from the hilly interiors of the island, right into the sea.  Some locals believe that the word Ferringhi was derived from Portuguese which means 'foreigners rock'.
    Batu-Ferringhi-Beach-6.jpg
  • Victoria Harbour is a natural body of water separating Hong Kong Island  from the Kowloon Peninsula. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony. It also helped with the subsequent development of Hongkong as a trading center.
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