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One of Japan’s most beautiful hot spring towns announces new limits on number of day trippers
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
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Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke teams up with Foxfire for outdoor apparel collaboration【Photos】
Foreign tourist in Japan arrested for having sex on shrine grounds in broad daylight
We visit the 24-hour male-only sauna just outside of Hakata Station and ponder a strange sight
Tokyo park’s sea of clouds, nighttime illumination, and cosplay days make now perfect time to visit
Our latest 10,000 yen food challenge is downing 80 croquettes on top of noodles
Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit
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