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Let’s find out if this Tokyo restaurant is a foreign tourist trap or a place that’s truly worth visiting.
If you’re asking yourself the question “Do I have to wear a mask in Japan?” you might want to read this first.
Visiting Japan after it’s been closed off to tourists for so long is making people see the country with new eyes.
Japan may have opened its borders, but there are still some requirements that might trip you up when visiting.
Travel restrictions finally set to be lifted as country returns to pre-pandemic entry procedures.
A railway up the mountain aims to eliminate vehicles on the road to the fifth station but the round-trip fare for passengers won’t be cheap.
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