In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Obon is one of the most meaningful times in the Japanese year, when ancestral spirits are believed to...
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In this article: Introduction Halloween arrived in Japan as an import and became something the country made its own. There is little...
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In this article: Introduction The ninja everyone pictures — a figure in black leaping across rooftops with mystical powers — is largely...
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In this article: Introduction The samurai loom large in the Western imagination, usually as sword-wielding warriors. The reality is richer and more...
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In this article: Introduction Ask a Japanese person their religion and many will say they have none. Yet the same person may...
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In this article: The Pinnacle: Legendary Ginza Omakase Counters Fresh Market Legends: Toyosu and Tsukiji High-Quality Casual: Conveyor-Belt Sushi Sushi Etiquette for...
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In this article: Temple or Shrine? How to Tell the Difference The first thing to understand is that Japan has two distinct...
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In this article: The KFC Phenomenon: Japan’s Holiday Ritual Ask anyone in Japan what you eat at Christmas and the answer, remarkably,...
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In this article: Tsukiji Outer Market Today There is a persistent confusion worth clearing up first. The famous tuna auctions and the...
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