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End-of-the-line exploring in Japan: Visiting Hashimoto Station

A Tokyo subway commute daydream turns into a ride to the end of the line.

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Reports of the death of Tokyo’s Daikanyama neighborhood have been greatly exaggerated

A visit to Shibuya’s low-key, high-class neighbor.

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Beef bowl ramen! Japan’s number-two gyudon chain gives us incentive to skip trains when traveling

A special menu item only available at special Matsuya branches.

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The Ferris wheel at this Japanese highway oasis is scarier than it looks

Some special parking areas in Japan have more thrills to offer than luxury high-tech toilets.  

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Ride bikes on an abandoned railway line at this hidden tourist spot in Japan

Old railway tracks get a new lease on life in the mountains.

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Landlocked Japanese prefecture creates a new kind of fish, so how does it taste as sashimi?

That might look like salmon, but it’s actually Fujinosuke.

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Japanese popcorn comes with collectible cards of women who own traditional ryokan inns【Photos】

Okami Cards hope to encourage people to put Ibaraki Prefecture on their itinerary.

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Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train will start offering wider seats, but will charge more for them too

50-percent-wider seats are aimed at business travelers on the Tokyo-Osaka route.

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Doai Station: The deepest station in Japan is also one of the scariest, like a video game dungeon

This underground fortress isn’t dubbed “Japan’s No. 1 Mole Station” for nothing.

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Multiple nights in Tokyo? Dormy Inn “Residential” room adds amenities, great bath view in Asakusa

Beauty and comfort that you and your wallet will appreciate.

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Fake monks scam foreign tourists out of their cash in Tokyo

A reminder to be careful while sightseeing at famous tourist spots in Japan. 

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Meat Butler goes viral for space-age yakiniku train system

We try it in real life to see if it’s as good as it looks in TikTok videos.

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Does Japanese Shake Shack taste like the original restaurant in NYC? We find out【Taste Test】

Surely there must be something different, right? 

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Japan’s new giant swing is a beautiful/terrifying way to see the scenery of the Japan Alps

Town famous for its ski slopes offers a way to soar above the mountains.

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28 things that surprised SoraNews24’s Japanese founder on his trip to San Diego

A trip to visit Big Sis takes Yoshio an ocean away from Japan, and in some ways a world apart.

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Fujisan View Express: A train journey to Mt Fuji so stylish you’ll never want it to end

There’s one carriage that requires a special fare to ride in, but it’s worth it. 

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How should you use the small hiroen in a Japanese ryokan hotel room?

Answering a question that’s puzzled travellers for decades.

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Cute ekiben station bento looks like it’s from Japan but it’s from a different place entirely

Similar in so many ways, except one which sets them apart.

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Japanese prison will become luxury hotel managed by country’s premier resort company

Hoshinoya Nara Prison’s guests’ stays will be shorter and more comfortable than Nara Prison’s occupants’ were.

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Wear samurai armor while playing video games? That’s an option at this Japanese inn【Video】

Hokkaido ryokan lets you suit up in lamellar to play Dance Dance Revolution and Out Run.

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