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Daily Life Better remember the City Hall - as a foreigner you will have to go there often! The General Postoffice along Route 248 offers excellent services (mail, pakets, money) and is open late. Recycling is important in Japan and thus there are almost as many laws about taxes as about thrash. Almost! A waste collection place is marked like that. If you come to Japan or Okazaki, don't miss the opportunity to learn some Japanese at Yamasa.	Culture Much of the ancient culture in Okazaki is related to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Iga Hachimangu shrine is no exception. One of the national important cultural properties in Okazaki, Takisanji shrine was built by Tokugawa's grandchild Tokugawa Iemitsu and dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Miso, a product well-known throughout Japan, Okazaki's Hatcho Miso is produced in a two years lasting process using traditional methods. Not only a good health product, also a good "omyage". The Mindscape Museum not only offers modern art and contemporary exhibitions but also relaxing surroundings and splendid views in the enormous Chuo Sogu Kouen.
Restaurants / Shops Anfusion is just one of the many restaurants worth checking out. Cuisines from all over the world are being served here on a daily basis. Bowling, Billiard, Game Centers, Okazaki has it all. Mandaraya is a nice place to go along Route 248. Tournaments are being held here too. Gentlemen, get the queues ready! Nagataya is a butchery in business since the Edo period. Other long-established specialty shops include amongst others a sakaya (sake), a candlemaker, a papershop and many more. The Montego is one of the very few bars offering Guinness from the tap, one of the others is the ZigZag (Homepage) bar near the Yamasa Institute.	Sports In Okazaki, all sports have loyal fans and performers. Traditional sports like Sumo are probably the most interesting ones. Clubs mostly welcome foreigners and short-time participation is usually for free. Close to but slightly different from western archery is kyuudo, the Japanese archery version. The archery range in Chou Sogu Kouen is impressive but requires a membership in a club. Kendo is a sword-fighting art and competition whose participants are easily recognizable because of their heavy protection against injuries in the heat of the duel. In Japan, Judo is much more a competitive sport than an art of self-defense. Very popular by Japanese and foreigners alike and several clubs exist in Okazaki.
Sightseeing Minami Kouen offers not a only merry-go-round but also a ferris wheel, a number of sport places, ponds, a 'steam' train and more. Definitely a good place to go at least once! Primarily designed to be an opportunity where children can actively create, the World Children's Art Museum offers plenty for adults too. A good day trip by bicycle, although car is recommended. Okazaki is the source of most firework designs sold in Japan, originating in the Shogun period of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The massive fireworks festivals in August attracts thousands of visitors from all Japan. Okazaki Castle is the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu and and although rebuilt last century, the castle is still held in high esteem. Many events and festivals take place in the park around the castle.	Nature Okazaki is a city of parks and compared to bigger cities in Japan a green heaven. Bring the kids, sit in the lovely pagodas in Minami Kouen or have a picknick in any of the below parks, enjoy the fresh air and the view. Higashi Kouen is beautiful during the irises' high season. The kids might be more interested in the small zoo displaying amongst others an elephant, camels, deer and monkeys. Daimon Kouen is small park in the northern part of Okazaki, ideal for a barbeque. Embedded in green and next to the Yahagi river. World Children's Art Museum in south-eastern outskirts of Okazaki is just one of the many beautiful places in Okazaki. Other recommondations are Chou Sogu Kouen featuring the Mindscape Museum.

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