In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Most city parks are somewhere you go. Odori Park is something you keep crossing. It runs east to...
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In this article: Introduction Lake Toya looks calm from the shore, which is misleading. The water fills a volcanic caldera, a cluster...
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In this article: Introduction Most lists of things to do in Asakusa start and end at the same red lantern. Stand outside...
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In this article: Introduction Walk to the right of Senso-ji’s main hall and the noise drops by half. That is Asakusa Shrine,...
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In this article: Introduction Stand at the north end of Shinsaibashi-suji Shopping Street on a Saturday afternoon and the arcade looks less...
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In this article: Introduction Jimbocho Book Town smells of paper before you see a single shop. Walk out of the subway onto...
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In this article: Introduction The most beautiful places in Japan are rarely beautiful all day. At seven in the morning the torii...
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In this article: Introduction Sanjusangendo temple does not look like much from the street. A low, grey-roofed hall runs along a quiet...
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In this article: Introduction Most visitors spend their first day in Kyoto calling everything a temple. That is understandable. The city holds...
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