With many offering free admission, these company and factory observation tours have earned a spot in the top ten according to travel website TripAdvisor.
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These gorgeous bikini-clad sirens reveal what’s in store for tourists, who can now dress and swim as mermaids in the pool this summer.
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Wanting to visit Japan? Now there’s an easy-to-follow English video guide on enjoying Japanese-style inns known as ryokan!
Sleep in a traditional Japanese house while surrounded by rice paddies, beaches, tree-houses, zip lines and a lighthouse on your very own private island.
The Kyoto shrine famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates will spirit you away to a mystical world of beauty this weekend at its famous annual night-time festival.
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From whacky, head-scratching sights to mysterious places of exotic beauty, this video clip reveals Japan through the eyes of travelling foreigners.
Tokyo Skytree’s operators recently announced a VR viewing experience exclusively available for rainy days, letting guests enjoy Skytree’s amazing views in perpetual VR sunshine.
Kuraberu Tōzai presents an easy-to-understand compilation of regional differences between Tokyo and Osaka in terms of cuisines, art, and cultural traditions.
If you’re planning a trip to the UNESCO World Heritage sites at Nikko in the near future, you’ll be missing out on two of the most famous original wood carvings in the area.
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With themed rooms and waiters who act as teachers and nurses, you’ll never want to leave elementary school again!
We visited Mariko’s home near Shinjuku for a variety of unique cultural experiences, including a lesson in making gyoza and a homemade feast complete with sake and shochu.
East Japan Railway Company today released images of new building designs planned for three stations on two of the city’s popular train lines.
Loan services could be set to disappear with organisations now running dangerously low on stock.
Alongside the lifelike robot, shoppers can try their hand at futuristic screen technology that responds to touch in mid-air.
With spectacular views both day and night, you’ll definitely want to add this destination to your itinerary for your next trip to Japan.
We’ve seen how Chinese beauty has changed over the past 100 years, but what about the landscape itself?
Saga Prefectures goes super high-resolution on us, really gives would-be visitors something to look at…
Fans of Free! and its High Speed! feature film adaptation can now visit all the places their favorite swimming boys would have frequented.
If you loved the scenery in Chihiro’s train journey in Spirited Away, you’ll love this unique location just one hour away from Tokyo.
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute
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Japan to make foreign driver’s license conversions more difficult, exclude tourists from eligibility
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Japanese airlines offer discounted fares to international tourists
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Lucifers Japanese street gang holds official disbanding ceremony inside police station
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut- 60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute
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- Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends
Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month
New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan- Uniqlo is fed up with shoplifters, so it’s adding a new element to how it’ll deal with thieves
There’s a new museum in Japan, but almost all of its location is a secret
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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers
Possessing Harry Potter’s Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces- We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Studio Ghibli releases free-download board game — Here’s how to play it without reading Japanese- Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Nintendo history you can feel – Super NES, N64, and GameCube controllers become capsule toys
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We both do and do not recommend hiking to Tokyo’s beautiful mountain beer garden in midsummer
Japanese government urging citizens to use generative AI more
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