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Green hills, distant mountains, broad marshes, and tall trees. Onuma Park is such a beautiful slice of Japan’s great outdoors, it feels like Totoro might appear at any moment. A Summer Visit to the Forests ...
From the land of fresh fish sashimi, one supermarket is going in the opposite direction with their perfectly rectangular “cube fish.” A new supermarket staple, or just another Japanese food trend? That’s the question when ...
In Yamanashi to see Japan’s most famous mountain? Treat yourself to a savory noodle soup while you’re there! A visit to Mount Fuji is a must for many travelers visiting Japan, but even if you’re just in ...
A book shop or a haunted house? You’ll find a little of both at this spot in Hyogo Prefecture. Do you have a ghost story you like to bring out around the campfire? A shocking ...
Everything you ever wanted to know about Sapporo beer, and more. (Plus free beer!) Sapporo Beer Museum Sapporo began brewing its classic Hokkaido beer back in 1876, and 111 years later, the brewery opened the ...
Attention all sake lovers! Take a look at our exclusive tour of this award-winning sake brewery. Urano Sake Brewery, known locally as Urano Shuzo (浦野酒造), has been brewing sake for more than 150 years, passing ...
Unable to save the iconic artwork from the typhoon, staff watched the pumpkin get swallowed by the waves. On August 9th, Naoshima locals took to social media and Japanese media immediately broadcast the sad news ...
Three beautiful waterfalls in three beautiful parts of Japan! Hoping to find some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Japan? Well, good news! As you might have noticed from Japan’s “Three Great Festivals of Edo,” ...
For Ghibli fans and theater lovers, this live stage adaption of Spirited Away might be a dream come true. Have you ever wished you could meet Chihiro (or is it Sen?), Haku, Yubaba, Lin, and ...
Things are changing in and around Shinjuku Station, but the results are a long way off. Tokyo’s major train stations are known to be near-unsolvable mazes, and Shinjuku Station’s numerous train lines, multiple floors of ...
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