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Enjoy glamping among blossoms, soaking in herbal hot springs, and shooting virtual dinosaurs hiding among the trees on your next weekend away.
Our reporters set out to escape Tokyo with a modest budget, a direction to go in, and no other plan.
![Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/imgi_170_IMG_6363-2.jpg?w=640 "Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]")
With a Pokéfuta in every municipality, Tottori lets you explore the entire prefecture on your quest to catch ’em all.
Designed to let foreign goods in while keeping foreign ideas out, this Nagasaki neighborhood is one of the most historically significant places in Japan.
One climber reveals the key to climbing Mt Fuji successfully might be to do it more than once.
Reaction to Kitty-chan and friends has been so positive that they’ll be sticking around a little longer at regional airport.
Finding this adorable train can feel like an RPG sidequest, but when the reward is this cute, we’re game.
With a historical pilgrimage route and a skyline road above the clouds, Mt. Ontake offers a journey through culture, spirituality, and breathtaking nature.
Kyoto City Tourism Association extends help to those looking for a place to pray the Islamic way.
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