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Our search for the coldest place in Tokyo to escape Japan’s heat wave takes us below the earth【Pics】
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.
Grab your umbrellas and get ready to see the silver/blue/purple/pink lining to Japan’s rainy season.
With thousands of bushes to be enjoyed, these floral wonderlands are just waiting for you to stroll around them.
Thousands of flowers bloom in the west Tokyo mountains, but they all started from one man’s kind thoughts.
Once again, foreign nationals need help after taking the risks of mountain hiking too lightly.
You don’t get this beautiful in a day, and Ashikaga Flower Park has two other types of flowers also looking their best.
After helicopter evacuation, college student returns to pick up something he left behind, gets himself stuck again.
With an active volcano below and Mt. Fuji in the distance, you’ll truly be surrounded by the raw power of nature.
Price to climb Mt Fuji doubles from Yamanashi side, Shizuoka side to charge tolls for first time.
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