In-depth guides, local insights, and practical tips from our team on the ground in Japan.
In this article: Introduction The paper immigration and customs cards handed out on the plane still exist, but you no longer have...
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In this article: Introduction Wearing a kimono changes how you move through a place. The garment slows your steps, straightens your posture,...
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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: Introduction Nara was Japan’s capital more than 1,200 years ago, and it holds temples of extraordinary scale and age....
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In this article: Introduction Some places are visited for pleasure and some for understanding. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is firmly the second....
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In this article: Introduction Kyoto rewards walking, and no walk is more fitting than the Philosopher’s Path. It follows a stone-lined canal...
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In this article: Introduction Most travelers photograph the Hachiko statue because it is next to Shibuya Crossing. Fewer know the story, and...
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In this article: Introduction The Arashiyama bamboo grove is a short path — you can walk its main stretch in ten minutes...
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