UNESCO has designated 890 World Heritage Sites around the world, including 11 cultural and 3 natural sites in Japan. Do you need help deciding where to go? About.com's Guide to Italy Travel has compiled a great index page for UNESCO World Heritage Site resources, covered by About.com Travel sites.

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The annual July grand sumo tournament (nagoya basho) is held from July 12 to 26 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya-city. Reserved seat tickets are still available in Japan. See the ticket information. Also, non-reserved seat tickets can be purchased at the gymnasium's box office on the day of the game.

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With a history of over 1,000 years, Osaka Tenjin Matsuri is known as one of the three greatest festivals in Japan. A series of Tenjin Matsuri rituals and events take place from the end of June for about a month. The highlights of the festival are Yoimiya-sai on July 24th and Honmiya-sai on July 25th which are two kinds of processions. Visit Osaka to see this traditional Japanese festival.

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The annual Ground Cherry Fair (houzuki-ichi) in Asakusa Sensoji Temple takes place on July 9th and 10th. There are more than 250 stalls sell houzuki (ground cherry plants) and other traditional items in this fair. It's a nice summer event to enjoy the atmosphere of old Tokyo.

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