JAPAN TRAVEL
Take a class in the famous old town of Ouchijuku 
If you make your way out of the samurai city of Aizuwakamatsu toward the south, you will stumble upon a beautiful little area called "Ouchijuku" in the town of Shimogo. This area was a former post town during the Edo Period in Japan, ...

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See and play with six types of cute foxes
Located in the mountains near Shiroishi, there is a ‘village’ that is filled with over 100 animals and 6 different types of foxes. This ‘Fox Village’ is one of the best places in Japan to go and see foxes. The foxes freely roam a preserve whi...

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Kiraku’s Katsume residence in Obi, Miyazaki
If a samurai were time-warped from the Edo period to modern Japan, what kind of home would they live in? Let’s explore that question on a visit to a little castle town that still has its old city streets and preserved buildings—a can’t miss...

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A restaurant and a museum under one roof
Sato Yosuke is a chain of udon restaurants that originated in Akita, featuring a type of udon called inaniwa. The noodles are made on location at the main restaurant in Masuda district of Yokote. They have 6 other locations in Akita and two in...

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The world's longest wooden pedestrian bridge
Twenty-five minutes on foot from Shimada in the suburbs of Shizuoka City, Horai Bridge is a long wooden footbridge crossing the Oi River.
The bridge was completed during the Meiji era in January 1879; before then, those wanting to cross th...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  - With a sudden influx of foreign visitors to Japan in recent years, some areas of the country are finding that there’s a shortage of hotel facilities available. On the other hand, real estate agencies seem to have an abundance of vacant apartments and rental homes that they’...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Hachijū-hachi-ya, the 88th day after risshun, the first day of spring, falls on May 2 in most years. It’s the day that marks the beginning of the new tea harvest season, according to tradition.
The nation’s actual tea-harvesting season begins a little earlier, starting with the sout...

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Musical Magic in Hokkaido
Characterised by its creaking wooden floorboards, shining ornaments, and ever-present twinkling of intricately designed music boxes, Otaru Music Box Museum feels almost a homey escape to the nineteenth century Swiss Alps. Anyone who visits will appreciate th...

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Pirate's lair on an island in the Seto Inland Sea
The Shimanami Kaido is a 60-kilometer long toll road that passes over six islands in Japan's Seto Inland Sea in order to connect Japan's main island of Honshu to Shikoku. Along the way, on the island of Innoshima, is Suigun-jo, a cast...

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Alpine adventures at Nikko's Kirifuri Highlands
Break formation from the well-trodden tourist trail to Nikko's Toshogu shrine and discover a new adventure a little to the east up in the Nikko Kirifuri Highlands.
Ozasa Farm offers a great getaway for families with a wide range of acti...

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