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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.
An American wartime propaganda video has one Japanese citizen reflecting on his nation’s societal structure today.
Now’s your chance to snag a samurai armor-inspired T-shirt during your next visit to Kamakura, a beautiful day trip destination from Tokyo.
Many of the people in the video spent their early lives living in a Japan that was ruled by a shogun.
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Linguistics professor explains the centuries-old background of the omnipresent anime and manga verbal tic.
61-year governmental partnership brought to a close as Osaka mayor cites lack of necessary “deep trust.”
People used to travel on a ropeway between department store rooftops overlooking today’s scramble crossing.
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