In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Wearing a kimono changes how you move through a place. The garment slows your steps, straightens your posture,...
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In this article: Introduction Snowboarding in Japan is a different sport from snowboarding on a hard-packed home hill. The snow is so...
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In this article: Introduction A round of golf in Japan is a full day out, not a quick eighteen. The pace is...
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In this article: Introduction Roughly three-quarters of Japan is mountainous, which means the walking here is exceptional and enormously varied. You can...
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In this article: Introduction Skiers have a name for it: JAPOW. Japan’s powder is famously light and dry, it falls in astonishing...
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In this article: Why Are Tattoos Restricted in Onsen? Before working around the rule, it helps to understand it — because the...
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In this article: Japan’s Best Onsen Towns Japan sits on so much volcanic activity that hot springs bubble up across the entire...
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In this article: The Spirit Behind the Ceremony Before the rules, the point. The Japanese tea ceremony — chado or sado, the...
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In this article: Geiko, Maiko, and What the Words Mean Start with the vocabulary, because in Kyoto the word “geisha” is not...
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