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The 10 best day trips from downtown Tokyo【Survey】

10 great getaways from Japan’s crowded capital, all within two hours of Tokyo Station.

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Kyoto’s for-adults immersive samurai theme park announces opening date

Renovations are almost finished for Toei’s Uzumasa Kyoto Village.

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Tokyo National Museum seeking donations to pave over pond, create space for beer and music events

Public reactions to redevelopment plan for Japan’s largest collection of historically significant artwork has been less than positive.

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New Kyoto experience package lets you film epic samurai battles with your friends

Something a little more action-packed than the typical kimono stroll photo shoot.

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Japan Legal Wedding service offers a path for travelers to hold destination weddings in Japan

Company offers wedding services at shrines, temples, and castles in northeastern Japan.

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Visiting Dejima, the only island where Westerners were allowed in Japan for hundreds of years

Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.

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A crash course in Japanese folktales from a trip to the five Taro Parks of Gifu【Photos】

Technically there are four Taros, but these are still five legends worth knowing.

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This overlooked neighborhood east of Tokyo is awesome in many ways, left us with just one regret

And that regret is entirely on us, not on Shimosa Nakayama Station.

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The number of tourists was declining in this Japanese city, but Ono is now making its comeback

Bouncing back after a natural disaster, Ono showcases the charm of its floating castle, pristine springs, and soy sauce gelato.

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World’s oldest manga is now a bra thanks to Japanese lingerie maker’s art history series【Photos】

Peach John’s Master’s Bra design draws inspiration from an official national treasure of Japan.

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This traditional Japanese castle keep is home to a branch of government

Ruling the land from inside a Japanese fortress.

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Hotel in Osaka offering shaved ice based on historical Japanese warlords

Nobunaga’s edible ambition.

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See 400 years of Osaka’s history in 10 minutes at housing museum’s new VR exhibit

You can’t keep a good city down.

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A nearly 400-year-old Kyoto temple ordinarily closed to public is accepting visitors this summer

A rare chance to see this temple-within-a-temple that’s off the beaten tourist track.

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Searching for Japan’s “river of the dead” in Tottori Prefecture【Photos】

Legends say Sai no Kawara exists on the border between the realms of the living and the dead, but the map says it’s in Tottori.

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There’s a new museum in Japan, but almost all of its location is a secret

Historic Edo-period buildings, modern art, and secret doors all feature in a unique adventure.

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Japanese yokai spirits enter the modern era in Nagoya’s new digital art experience

Enter a world of eerie beauty full of ancient demons.

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New retro museum in Tokyo is like a time portal back to the Showa era【Photos】

A look back at Japan’s past in one of Tokyo’s more modern neighborhoods.

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Lunch fit for a samurai lord: Japanese cafes offers castle bento lunches, sells boxes too【Pics】

Cafe’s location means it knows its customers will be in a samurai mood.

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A century of love – How dating and marriage have evolved in Japan

From arranged marriages to dating apps, relationships in Japan have gone through a big transformation over the last 100 years.

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