In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Yanaka Ginza takes about four minutes to walk end to end. People spend two hours there. The reason...
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In this article: Introduction Most people who come to Arashiyama turn back at the bamboo. The road keeps going. Follow it north...
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In this article: Introduction Walk east along Yasukuni-dori from Shinjuku Station and you will pass Hanazono Shrine without noticing it. The buildings...
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In this article: Introduction Old Tokyo is a phrase that covers three different things, and most travel writing treats them as one....
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In this article: Introduction When the sightseeing boat docks at Moto-Hakone, everyone on the deck turns the same direction at the same...
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In this article: Introduction Hanamikoji Street is a short run of stone paving, wooden lattice and closed doors, and on a September...
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In this article: Introduction Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine opens its gates at six in the morning, and for the first hour the only...
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In this article: Introduction Most lists of things to do in Akihabara read like inventories. Shop names, floor counts, a photograph of...
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In this article: Introduction Almost nothing wooden in central Tokyo is older than 1945. The firebombing of March that year erased much...
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