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Area will offer great opportunities to learn about the local culture, as well as the wonderful world of kimono craftsmanship.
Hot spring town ryokan lets guests try out the experience of owning a cat so they can learn if they want a permanent pet of their very own.
It looks like a breakfast at a fancy ryokan inn, but all this food came from a humble 7-Eleven and cost about 10 bucks.
Less than $US40 a night gets you two luxury meals and a room with a private rotenburo bath attached.
Even if you’re traveling by yourself, you’ll never be alone since you’re on a 24-hour live stream.
Nothing’s nicer on a cold autumn day than a hot outdoor bath while gazing at the changing leaves.
A Twitter artist fashioned a super small hotel scene next to a plug socket, and we can’t stop staring at it.
If you had 18 days, you’d do them all, but if you’ve got pick just one, this onsen expert’s flow chart is here to help.
Survey says one in two foreigners have been bummed out by meeting Japanese people with bad breath.
This is where you’ll find Japan’s largest cave, a BBQ by the sea, and a rural hotel where Russian President Putin slept in a room behind bulletproof glass.
View a National Treasure, stop off at a former school for samurai sons, and stamp on a stone pavement that “sings”.
CEO of virtual YouTuber agency found himself sleeping in a cavernous room that dwarfed his tiny bed, to the delight of netizens.
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