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March 21 Nooruz (sometimes called Muslims New Year) - National holiday, with folklore representations; dramatized processions and horse games. - Bishkek More... Thu Dec 15, 2005 Courtyard by Marriott Reaches 100,000-Room Milestone With Opening of 218-Room Hotel in Moscow Courtyard by Marriott, Marriott International's (NYSE:MAR) moderately-priced lodging brand, reached the 100,000-room milestone today as the 218-room Courtyard by Marriott Moscow City Center opened within a 10-minute walk from the Kremlin. It is the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Russia. More... Tue Oct 18, 2005 Great success of the 1st MICE Workshop & Conference in Moscow MICE Mocow, the first MICE conference & workshop on the Russian market, took place one day before the well established tourism trade fair Otdykh-Leisure. 112 participants from 31 countries and more than 400 trade visitors attended MICE Moscow. 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Japan Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org Car Hire Cruises Flights Hotels Tours Vacations About Travel Notes™ Destinations Budget Travel Feedback Search Travel Forums Travel Writers Africa Asia Caribbean Europe Middle East North America South America Oceania Japan Japan Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org Bilingual Map of Japan , Brief Guide to Japan , Getting Around Japan , Hiroshima , Japan Accommodation , Japan Tourism , Japan Tours , Kumamoto and Mt. Aso , Living in Japan , Social Rules in Japan , Tokyo , Travel to Japan , What You're Eating in Japan . Round The World Flights - Free TravelNotes e-mail Flag of Japan Japan is not one of the first countries a budget traveller would choose. Local Currency Convert your currency into Japanese Yen. Buy a Map of Japan National Anthem of Japan. Food Travel Fiction Health Kids Bios Humor Mags Software Gifts Tech Business Other Your Ad Here Travel Notes Mailing List News Headlines World News Directory of newspapers and news sources from around the world. Hotel City Search : Travel to Japan Japan is a little off the flight path to Sydney or Melbourne , and somewhat expensive. Reading signs can be a problem, and the culture change might be a shock. Culture Shock! Japan : More than any other country in this series, the guide to Japanese customs and culture can be a real face saver. Brief Guide to Japan Not all Japanese carry cameras at home, but most eat raw fish while sitting on the floor with their legs crossed. It is with more luck than judgement that you steer yourself out of a Tokyo subway station to the exit you require. A name of a hotel -- in a totally alien city, where there are too many roads to signpost, and even the taxi-drivers have to go on a paper chase navigating by known landmarks -- is all you have to go on. If you booked a city hotel at the airport reservations, this could well be you. The first night in your tv and video, towel and toothbrushed, slippers by the bed, hotel room for the typical businessman, is a soothing stay; something of a jet-lag convalescence. The second can also be very nice, but the third seems like a blatant misuse of funds. How can you justify a week's food-bill on eight hours between clean sheets? Japan -- Expensive? Japan doesn't have to be as expensive as you think. Try a temple lodging stay - smart, relaxing Japanese style rooms with 2 delicious meals at reasonable prices. Tabehodai restaurants are great places to eat and drink - all you can eat for about 2000 yen. For travel around the Fuji / Hakone area, make use of the Hakone free pass . And of course, a budget, luxurious and romantic accommodation alternative is a love hotel -- from 5000 yen for the room. Sent in by : Inside Japan Tours . 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