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A stunning tour of an elegant country
This DVD covers a wide range of sites including: Tokyo - shop in Ginza, see the world's largest fish market (where your sushi dinner originates), beautiful parks and Tokyo's nightlife and museums. See Japan's most famous sites: Kamakura - the Land of Samurai and Shogun; Kyoto - the Land of Geisha and Temples, Gion Corner, and Japan's Hollywood; plus Himeji, Hiroshima, and spectacular scenic areas such as Miya-jima and Matsushima Bay. Visit stunning ski resorts and spas in Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu. Even climb Mount Fuji and see magnificent castles, and famous historical sites. The videos are spectacular (filmed and released in 2003), and it's in both Japan and English. <
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>Review from AMG - "This program provides viewers with a guided tour of many attractions in Japan including Mount Fuji, the shopping district in Ginza, temples in Kyoto and more. This program also includes advice for planning a trip to or through Japan as well as a look at the development of Japan as a nation throughout the 20th century." All Movie Guide <
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>Note to Amazon - this Japan DVD has no sumo wrestling stadium, it was released in 2003, and it's not sold with "Japan: Journey's on the Tokaido" so you might want to move the comments on, May 6, 2006, to the correct DVD. The May 6th comments incorrectly states this DVD was released in 2005, it includes sumo wrestling and it's sold with that other DVD, clearly, these comments refer to another video.

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Amazon should really have included a caption of the back of this DVD, because it is helpful to understand how and why this DVD was made. <
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>Although the right's reserved say 2005, this was filmed well before 1995, and with an amateur camera, like a 16mm lens. I could only watch so much of it, till I got bored. A film you might expect to see from one of your ancient language teachers! <
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>Excluding the fact that it's an old documentary, it definitely shows a lot of Japan - which other DVD's don't. It also is filmed within a sumo-wrestling stadium (probably without permission). <
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>It's edited well and the voice-over can be humorous. I would suggest getting a more up-to-date travel DVD. <
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>I also disagree of Amazon's judgement to make this a DVD-companion to "Japan: Journey's on the Tokaido". Although this is under $10 US, it just doesn't fit together with the more present-day DVD.