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Cherry blossom forecast updated with later start date, full-bloom predictions added

Behind-schedule buds mean we’re going to have to wait just a little longer to see sakura.

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Toll fees officially added to Mt. Fuji hiking trail

Required fees will be in place by the start of hiking season, and probably won’t be the only thing you’ll need to pay for to see the sunrise from the summit.

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Need a taste of spring before the cherry blossoms? Try this Osaka park with over 500,000 flowers

Harvest Hill has you covered with spring this year! 

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Updated cherry blossom forecast moves up blooming date, predicts sakura season start for Ueno Park

Fine-tuned forecasts for this year’s cherry blossom season.

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Updated sakura forecast: Cherry blossoms coming to Tokyo first, but later than first expected

Newly updated forecast maps show shy sakura are going to keep us waiting a little longer.

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Entrance fee and gate closing at sundown may be coming to Mt. Fuji’s most popular hiking route

Local government plan would aim to prevent crowding and “bullet climbing.”

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Super-detailed cherry blossom forecast maps show early arrival for Japan’s 2024 sakura season

Japan’s most beautiful time of year is coming up fast, and here’s when the flowers are expected to appear in each major region and city.

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Japanese museum dedicated to salmon have no live salmon on display this year

Where there are normally 60, there’s now a whopping zero.

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Half an hour outside downtown Tokyo, this park is an underrated gem for autumn colors【Photos】

Showa Park is a great reason to make the trip out to Tachikawa.

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Hidden oasis on a Japanese department store rooftop is home to Monet’s Pond in Tokyo

Free to visit, this huge rooftop is one of the best places to take a break from the chaos of the city. 

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Puma’s newest Japanese shoes feature beautiful designs from traditional Japanese playing cards

Modern fashion combined with a traditional Japanese flair

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Tokyo’s best downtown garden gets even more beautiful with after-dark fall colors event

Naked returns to Shinjuku Gyoen.

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Chikura no Iwaya: Secret beach cave only appears for two hours a day, and here’s how to see it

Created completely by nature, this is a hidden gem you won’t want to miss during your Japan travels.

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Bear bounty introduced by Japanese governor, pays 5,000 yen per bear to hunters

Incentive follows record number of bear attacks in northeastern prefecture.

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A visit to Mugenkyo, the valley of phantom mists, and the abandoned village of Mifuke【Photos】

A perfectly peaceful river cruise takes us on a trip back into the past.

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Japan’s new giant swing is a beautiful/terrifying way to see the scenery of the Japan Alps

Town famous for its ski slopes offers a way to soar above the mountains.

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Spend some time off the grid at the self-sufficient hotel Corrugated House

A one-of-a-kind stay at a one-of-a-kind house.

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Why you shouldn’t say you’ve seen enough until you’ve seen Japan’s Nikko, and seen it as an adult

Nikko’s famous Kegon no Taki waterfall bored our reporter on his class trip, but it’s a different story now that he’s grown up.

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42 thoughts that crossed our mind when visiting the forest that inspired Princess Mononoke

Our reporter Seiji hopes that first-time visitors to Yakushima’s Shiratani Unsuikyo will avoid some of the same pitfalls that he ran into.

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River in Japan’s Nara Prefecture suddenly turns fluorescent green【Videos】

Locals in Ikoma awake to find the Tatsutagawa River has turned very verdant.

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