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Only 1 in 100 international travelers visits Saitama, something this new project, with free in-English help over the phone or Internet, wants to change.
Too many riders and not enough riders both cited as reasons for plan to charge visitors more than residents.
The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.
If you can hold off on your Japan road trip until the next century, you could really save some money!
Toshio Suzuki exhibit comes to southern city for the first time, with new merch along for the ride.
We went looking for an anime connection, and found a whole bunch of new reasons to love this Yamagata onsen town.
The Former Furukawa Gardens make for an extremely economical escape from the big city with special seasonal events happening right now.
Atami hoteliers thought Godzilla’s attack would end in spring, but the King of the Monsters makes his own schedule.
We discover an unforgettable dish in the city that boasts the highest number of ramen joints per 100,000 people in Japan.
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
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