The ultimate guide to Japan travel
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Valentine’s Day, that crazy time of the year when men around to world rush to department stores and chocolatiers to …
Poor Uwajima. It has one of only 12 castles in Japan to survive from the Edo period, and yet all people want to talk …
With an impressive name as “The Temple of the Peaceful Dragon”, Ryoanji has quite something to live up to. And so it …
In 1601, when the time of the warring states came to an end as the Tokugawa shogunate united all of Japan under its …
Staying in Kyoto for a few months is great and learning Japanese in Japan sounds amazing. Something you should realize, …
If you’re looking to travel between Hiroshima and Shikoku, the good news is there’s currently a great deal …
Located near the banks of Lake Biwa, on the road from the ancient capital of Kyoto to the castle town of Hikone lies …
Simply put, Kiyomizu-dera is the most popular attraction in Kyoto and no matter when you decide to go it will be …
Note: The Pokemon Expo Gym closed in 2017. November 19, 2015 marked the opening of Lalaport Expocity, a shopping …
On the edge of the oldest geisha district in Kyoto—Kamishichiken—lies Kitano Tenmangu Shrine dedicated to the god of …
Kyoto is the most popular tourist destination for foreign visitors to Japan by far and it should be no surprise that …
Let me first be clear about what you should not imagine these flea markets to be. No they are not the garage or lawn …
How’d you like to meet a living legend? 86-year-old Joe Okada, better known as Samurai Joe, is Japan’s …
We got to chat with “Happy in Japan” Youtuber Andrew Marston about his Mt. Fuji climb with fellow …
A city known for its darkest moment, Hiroshima’s memorials provide an educational and emotional look at the …
As an homage to conveyor belt sushi, an art project called “Rolling Sushi” is sending giant floats of the …
The Man Behind the Ramen Momofuku Ando is worthy of god status. The late Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant ramen …
Coming up in 2017, TOTO—one of the world’s most renowned toilet maker made famous by it’s …
Hostels are a godsend to backpackers (and cheapos in general) because of their cheap room rates, but hostels …
Kashihara Jingu venerates the spirit of the first emperor of Japan, who reigned at the edge of myth and history. …
A new hotel opens today in the Huis Ten Bosch amusement park in Nagasaki that will be staffed by animatronic robots. …
One of the interesting things about Japan are the shotengai—which are a type of single-storied, covered mall. Unlike …
For the second year running, Kyoto has been named as the world’s top travel destination by Travel + Leisure …