People in Japan cast their vote for their favourite hanami spot and the places where they most want to see sakura before they die.
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Now’s your chance to snag a samurai armor-inspired T-shirt during your next visit to Kamakura, a beautiful day trip destination from Tokyo.
Welcome to a dreamworld where you can stay up all night reading manga on a bed inside a bookshelf.
Hotel operators say the ancient capital’s beautiful temples have a newfound image as congested and inconvenient.
Noborito Station on the Odakyu Line got a Fujiko F. Fujio facelift! We take a trip through the Anywhere Door to check it out.
”What’s the purpose of your visit?” is a common question to get asked at immigration. “Who do you main?” is not.
Starkly striking wabi-sabi sensibilities are the perfect match for this micro-hotel in the heart of Tokyo.
Special penis shrine books will even be available for the first time this year.
Tokyo is still waiting for its sakura to start blooming, but Hirosaki Castle, in the frozen north, is already beautifully pink.
Hardcore anime fans like to travel and snap pics like anyone else, but there’s something that’s always just out of frame.
If you don’t like changing trains, Tokyo Station is probably your best bet for a starting point.
No loyalty program or first-class ticket required for this traveler’s oasis with free drinks, loaner Nintendo Switch systems, and shower booths.
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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Green tea ice cream from Nara combines everything we love about the city into one cute dessert
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
Beautiful Red and Blue Star luxury trains set to be Japan’s new Hokkaido travel stars
The oldest tunnel in Japan is believed to be haunted, and strange things happen when we go there
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