Temperatures in Tokyo exceed 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees in Fahrenheit) from mid. July to late August. Partly due to the heat island effect, summer in Tokyo has been really hot. To beat the heat, animals at Tokyo Ueno Zoo were given ice blocks which contain frozen fruits on August 12, 2008. Ueno Zoo is located in the Ueno Park and is filled with families with children during the school summer holidays.
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When you plan to visit Japan, you might wonder where you should visit. There are 14 World Heritage sites in Japan inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Visiting some of these places would be great experiences for you. The photo shows gasshozukuri-style houses with thatched roofs in Shirakawa Village in Gifu.
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