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The real-life version of the newest Slam Dunk movie’s shrine is worth working up a sweat to see.
Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.
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.
The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.
We went looking for an anime connection, and found a whole bunch of new reasons to love this Yamagata onsen town.
Restaurant came up with idea after poll showed majority of people are bothered by dining companions staring at their phones during meals.
The Former Furukawa Gardens make for an extremely economical escape from the big city with special seasonal events happening right now.
Designed with the spirit of the shrine in mind but new methods, it’s the perfect combination of ancient and modern.
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