In-depth guides and local insights from our team in Japan.
In this article: Introduction Japan treats a number of medicines that are unremarkable elsewhere as controlled substances, and it does not make...
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In this article: Introduction The eyelash curler on the counter at Shu Uemura costs about two thousand yen and has been essentially...
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In this article: Introduction Japanese hair colour has a specific look — cool, muted, slightly grey-toned, described locally as ash — and...
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In this article: Introduction A haircut in Japan is not a transaction, it is a service, and the difference shows up in...
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In this article: Introduction There is a vending machine at the top of the trail at Mount Fuji’s fifth station. There is...
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In this article: Introduction The single most useful piece of advice we give people travelling in Japan has nothing to do with...
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In this article: Introduction Japanese drugstores are excellent, open late, and everywhere, and the cold medicine aisle is completely impenetrable if you...
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In this article: Introduction There is one rule in a Japanese onsen and everything else is a consequence of it: the bath...
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In this article: Introduction The reason a Daiso in Japan is a different proposition from a Daiso in London or Los Angeles...
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