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JPN: Ise Shrine

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[Geku] 279 Toyokawacho, Ise, Mie, Japan Daily: 5.00am - 7.00pm Regarded as the most sacred Shinto shrine in the Land of the Rising Sun, Ise Shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu and Toyouke-hime, the goddess of the sun and agriculture respectively. Said to have been established in 4 BC, it comprises two main sections: Geku (lit. Outer Shrine) and Naiku (lit. Inner Shrine).
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JPN: Ise City and Toba City

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Ise City, Mie, Japan On one of the days, I headed out of Nagoya for a day trip to Mie Prefecture. My first stop was Ise City, which is home to the revered Ise Grand Shrine. After half a day of exploration and reflection, I made my way to Toba City where the evening promised a different kind of delight: feasting on the local specialty of Japanese spiny lobster.
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JPN: ANA Lounge @ Narita International Airport

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Near Gate 53 , Narita International Airport Terminal 1, Narita, Chiba, Japan Daily: 7.00am - 9.30pm I had about two hours to spend in ANA’s larger flagship lounge for Business Class passengers at Narita International Airport. As I stepped inside, I was welcomed by a faint, calming scent of ANA Original Aroma: a comforting blend of 12 natural fragrances, such as Japanese umbrella-pine, Yoshino cedar, rosemary and mint.
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JPN: All Nippon Airways NH833 (Business)

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NRT-SGN (6h 35m) Boeing 787-9 ETD:  7.10pm  (GMT + 9) ETA: 11.45pm (GMT + 7) A long-awaited first for me, flying with ANA in the Business Class cabin allowed me to receive a final dose of omotenashi (Japanese concept of wholehearted hospitality) as I left the country. The flight from to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam wasn't that long, but it offered the perfect introduction to the airline's refined service philosophy.
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UGA: Kasubi Tombs

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Masiro Road, Kampala, Uganda Kasubi Tombs is the burial site for four kings of the traditional kingdom of Buganda, as well as other members of the royal family. It was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites at the end of 2001, given its status as "one of the most remarkable buildings using purely vegetal materials in the entire region of sub-Saharan Africa".
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