In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Most people who visit Hokanji Temple never learn its name. They know it as the Yasaka Pagoda, the...
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In this article: Introduction The Hakone pirate ship looks, at first sight, like a joke that went too far. A gilded galleon...
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In this article: Introduction Stand at the top of the stone steps above Yanaka Ginza shopping street around four in the afternoon....
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In this article: Introduction Most people meet Shibuya Scramble Square without realising it. They come up from the Ginza Line or off...
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In this article: Introduction Most visitors meet Shimogamo Shrine through its forest before they ever see a building. You leave the traffic...
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In this article: Introduction Walk past the abbot’s hall at Nanzenji Temple and you reach something no one expects to find in...
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In this article: Introduction Stand at the Jingumae crossing, where Omotesando meets Meiji-dori, and the building with the cylindrical corner is Laforet...
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In this article: Introduction Most visitors to Yokohama see the harbour, Chinatown, and the red-brick warehouses, then take the train back to...
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In this article: Introduction Walk north out of Shinjuku Station’s East Exit, cross Yasukuni-dori, and look up. A grey reptilian head leans...
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