There are a lot of surprises in store for our city-dwelling, Honshu-native Japanese reporter.
Ryukyu
A trip to hell on Japan’s ‘vomit ship’: Is it as bad as everyone says it is?
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Oona McGee
Nov 18, 2021
We travel to a mysterious power spot in Okinawa, where a “heart rock” floats in the sea
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Oona McGee
Oct 19, 2020
Mother Nature attempts to reclaim the path at this rugged tourist site filled with mystery and beauty.
- Japan
- (heart rock • Kouri Island • Okinawa • power spot • Ryukyu • sea • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel)
We visit the “Island of the Great Gods” in Okinawa, soak in spectacularly stunning scenery
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Krista Rogers
Nov 27, 2019
- Japan
- (gods • kami • Miyako Island • nocchi • Ogami Island • Okinawa • power spot • Ryukyu • sea • travel)
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- Should you warm up your convenience store onigiri rice balls in the microwave?【Taste test】
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- Legendary Melon Bread by Tokyo Banana returns after 20-year absence【Taste Test】
- Is this frozen tonkatsu sandwich vending machine really worth 700 yen?【Taste test】
- Beautiful Totoro diorama box flower sets offered for Mother’s Day, but look great all year long
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- 7-Eleven opens “next generation” SIP convenience store in Japan
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Studio Ghibli unveils huge new sock collection featuring loads of anime characters
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- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- 7-Eleven opens “next generation” SIP convenience store in Japan
- The most popular places in Japan for viewing sakura in 2024, according to local travel agency
- Is the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet in Tokyo really as good as they say it is?
- Looks like Starbucks isn’t coming back to its most famous Tokyo location
- Hello Kitty/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover Happy Meal toys appear, but far, far away from Japan
- Man revives woman with AED, branded a “pervert” for removing her clothes to apply electrode pads
- Stay in a special Tokyo Metro train room at a hotel with a front seat to the railways
- McDonald’s sells Japanese red bean and matcha drinks with a zany sakura tea ceremony commercial
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- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Starbucks Japan unveils final sakura collection for hanami season 2024
- Spirited Away and New Era team up for new line of Studio Ghibli fashion【Photos】
- New Japan rail pass gives you a week of free rides in a huge space to chase the cherry blossoms
- Japanese manhole covers become a hit with foreign tourists in off-the-beaten path Tokyo area
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- Totoro sakura goods capture the beauty of Studio Ghibli cherry blossoms
- Updated cherry blossom forecast moves up blooming date, predicts sakura season start for Ueno Park
- New live-action Spirited Away actresses appear in costume as Chihiro for first time
- Edo-themed onsen and restaurant complex opens in Tokyo, but do overseas tourists know about it?
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- Sales of Japan’s most convenient train ticket/shopping payment cards suspended indefinitely
- Sold-out Studio Ghibli desktop humidifiers are back so Totoro can help you through the dry season
- Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
- Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
- Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
- We asked a Uniqlo employee what four things we should buy and their suggestions didn’t disappoint
- Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in Japan
- Studio Ghibli’s new desktop Howl’s Moving Castle will take your stationery on an adventure
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- Beautiful Totoro diorama box flower sets offered for Mother’s Day, but look great all year long
- Toyota built a life-sized Miraidon Pokémon and are letting people test drive it this weekend
- 7-Eleven opens “next generation” SIP convenience store in Japan
- Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s
- Studio Ghibli unveils huge new sock collection featuring loads of anime characters
- Looks like Starbucks isn’t coming back to its most famous Tokyo location
- Miss World Japan: The great-times-20-granddaughter of samurai lord One-Eyed Dragon
- Tomahawk Tonkatsu at Japanese restaurant becomes a hot topic online
- New unmanned hotel opens in Japan that requires check in and check out by Suica train card only
- Sonic creator thanks fans for loving character so much that his ugly movie design will be changed
- Japan’s legendary Brother Katana might not be brothers after all? Investigating the mystery【Pics】
- Studio Ghibli bento box collections released just in time for hanami sakura-viewing picnics
- We eat an intimidating curry with toppings randomly chosen for us by CoCo Ichibanya’s ‘Gacha’ app
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