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Winner of laser shuriken battles will take home prizes including ninja sake and ninja rice.
The castle closest to Tokyo expands its English explanations and adds a Fuma ninja clan infiltration experience.
Survey results stretch all the way from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, with several awesome stops in between.
Tokyo is still waiting for its sakura to start blooming, but Hirosaki Castle, in the frozen north, is already beautifully pink.
Desire for historically faithful reconstruction clashes with accessibility for wheelchair users.
Fans of handsome swimming boys anime Free! don’t think gardeners should be free to plant sakura wherever they want.
From the well-known to the obscure, this year’s annual ranking of top spots has some surprises in store for even the most seasoned travellers.
After months of debate, Nagoya city council approves 50 billion-yen (US$451 million) budget.
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