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How should you use the small hiroen in a Japanese ryokan hotel room?

Answering a question that’s puzzled travellers for decades.

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McDonald’s at Shibuya Center-gai becomes a hotspot for foreign tourists…but not for the food

If you’re looking to take the red pill and see the real Shibuya, this place will help you get there. 

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Studio Ghibli cookbook teaches how to make beautiful, super-easy Laputa Levistone candies【Recipe】

From the Castle in the Sky to the dessert plate in your home.

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Take it from a local: This resort island off the coast of Nagasaki is totally worth a side trip

It’s the perfect weekend getaway for Nagasaki locals…and the perfect place to add to a visitor’s itinerary!

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One of Tokyo’s low-key best rooftop views is about to disappear, so see it while you can【Photos】

Mr. Sato visit the beautiful skies of a Tokyo rooftop most travelers have never heard of.

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We learned how to make a calligraphy brush from the masters of Kumanofude in Hiroshima

Who better to learn from than the very best?

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Why you shouldn’t say you’ve seen enough until you’ve seen Japan’s Nikko, and seen it as an adult

Nikko’s famous Kegon no Taki waterfall bored our reporter on his class trip, but it’s a different story now that he’s grown up.

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Beautiful summertime goshuin seal stamps are back to grace your temple-visiting record book

Kyoto’s ancient Ninnaji Temple is offering a second chance to grab these gorgeously intricate and exclusive papercut designs.

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Spirited Away bathhouse spirits become self-righting dolls in new Studio Ghibli collection

These characters are here to remind you to never, ever give up.

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An anime pilgrimage even non-anime fans will love: Visiting the Slam Dunk movie shrine【Photos】

The real-life version of the newest Slam Dunk movie’s shrine is worth working up a sweat to see.

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Japan’s new Spacia X train is like travelling in a luxury aircraft

And no, this doesn’t have anything to do with Elon Musk.

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Studio Ghibli perfumes capture the magic of three anime films

Add a splash of Ghibli to your every day.

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Studio Ghibli releases a My Neighbour Totoro skateboard clock in Japan

Now you can tell time by your skateboard.

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Beautiful Ghibli glass tableware invites Totoro and Ponyo to lunch and tea time this summer【Pics】

Perfect for iced tea, chilled noodles, or however else you want to cool yourself off.

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New Ghibli anime’s theme song gets music video shot on island that inspired Princess Mononoke【Vid】

Former Vocaloid music creator sings theme for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron.

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42 thoughts that crossed our mind when visiting the forest that inspired Princess Mononoke

Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.

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Japanese train goes viral for Nara deer decorations

Rub shoulders with Japan’s sacred deer on this very special mode of transport.

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Japanese vending machine in Edo-period town sells a very rare type of tofu

There’s something so beautiful about modern conveniences in traditional surroundings.

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Tokyo’s “uncool” neighbor launches foreigner-friendly travel support site with free online help

Only 1 in 100 international travelers visits Saitama, something this new project, with free in-English help over the phone or Internet, wants to change.

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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried

The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.

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