Best Hotels Near Totsuka Station | The Tokaido’s Quiet Achiever
The old post town where every rapid now stops — ten minutes from Yokohama, fifteen from Kamakura, and…
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Best Hotels Near Musashi-Kosugi Station | The Tower Town Where Every Line Meets
The tower town that connects to everything — Shibuya, Tokyo Station, Yokohama and Haneda, all one seat away.
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Best Hotels Near Fujisawa Station | The Front Door to Enoshima & the Shonan Coast
Where the Enoden tram starts and the Shonan coast begins — Enoshima sunsets, beach culture and Kamakura down…
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Best Hotels Near Kawasaki Station | Cinema Streets & Industrial Night Views
The in-between city that outworks both neighbors — Italian-hill cinemas, a great pilgrimage temple, and glittering factory nightscapes.
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Best Hotels Near Yokohama Station | Japan’s Great Port City Hub
Five railways, one great port city — Minato Mirai skylines, Japan's biggest Chinatown, and hotels for every budget.
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Best Hotels Near Odawara Station | Fastest Shinkansen Door to Hakone
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Odawara Station Best Hotels Near Odawara Station: The Fastest Shinkansen Door to Hakone —Castle…
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Best Hotels Near Shin-Yokohama Station | Every Nozomi Stops Here
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Shin-Yokohama Station Best Hotels Near Shin-Yokohama Station: Every Nozomi Stops Here —Nissan Stadium, the…
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Ghibli’s Real Architecture: Edo-Tokyo Open Air Museum, Yokohama Yamate & Kurashiki
Ghibli films carry a deep affection for buildings: old wooden houses, Western-style mansions, merchant homes standing since the…
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Kobe in a Day: Kitano Ijinkan, Nankinmachi & Kobe Beef for Lunch
Kobe (神戸) is different from every other Japanese city. The difference is embedded in the city's physical fabric:…
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Winter Illuminations in Tokyo & Yokohama: The Best Light Shows by Month
Roppongi Keyakizaka-dori — the tree-lined street between Roppongi Hills and the surrounding development — hosts one of Tokyo's…
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Zazen Meditation Experience in Japan: Sitting Still at 5am in a Rinzai Temple
At 5:00 AM in a Rinzai Zen temple in Kyoto, thirty people are sitting. They have been sitting…
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Surfing in Japan: Where Locals Go — Shonan, Chiba, Miyazaki & More
Japan has been surfing since the 1960s and has developed one of the world's largest and most passionate…
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