In-depth guides, local insights, and practical tips from our team on the ground in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Two different visitors book this museum and only one of them enjoys it. The first arrives expecting an...
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In this article: Introduction An American licence in Japan is worth exactly nothing by itself. The rental desk will not argue with...
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In this article: Introduction There is no 911 in Japan. There are two numbers, and dialling the wrong one costs time you...
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In this article: Introduction The first thing most visitors to Kansai get wrong is trying to buy individual tickets. Kyoto Station on...
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In this article: Introduction Japan’s health system is one of the best in the world, and none of it applies to you....
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In this article: Introduction Japan has the best public transport of any country we work in, and there are still places it...
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In this article: Introduction The cedar forest on the Nakahechi absorbs sound in a way that takes about an hour to notice....
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In this article: Introduction Fushimi Inari is the most visited site in Kyoto and one of the emptiest, depending entirely on where...
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In this article: Introduction At six in the morning in January, the main hall of a Koyasan temple sits at around four...
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