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Nagano village was once a major stop on the Kyoto-Edo route, and the neighborhood looks much the same centuries later.
Not far from Akihabara you’ll find Amanoya, but it wouldn’t be there if not for an assassination.
We get to enter a holy land that’s been protected since ancient times, and it reminds us of the world of Princess Mononoke.
Japanese onsen ryokan adapts to the new normal after being in business for over 1,300 years.
Just a half-hour outside downtown Tokyo, legends say that if you enter this thicket, you’ll be spirited away and never return.
Edo period confectionery store learnt the secret recipe from a monk on a mountain in Kyoto.
McDonald’s Japan takes a look back on the last half-century while saying thank you to customers.
Amazura was a popular sweetener among Heian aristocrats but its method of production was lost to time after the widespread diffusion of sugar.
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