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The Hidden Christian Villages of Nagasaki: Japan’s 250-Year Secret Faith
In 1549, the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Japan and began the first sustained Christian evangelization of…
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The Atomic Bomb Dome & Nagasaki Memorial: How Japan Remembers 1945
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima — the…
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The Art of the Japanese Convenience Store: A Foreigner’s Deep Dive
The Japanese convenience store (コンビニ / konbini) is not a convenience store in the sense that phrase implies…
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The Art of the Japanese Business Card (名刺): What It Says About Culture
The meishi (名刺 / business card) exchange in Japan is one of the most analyzed small social rituals…
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The 33 Temple Saigoku Pilgrimage: Western Japan’s Buddhist Circuit
While the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage is better known internationally, the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage (西国三十三所) — a circuit…
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Tempura in Tokyo: The Difference Between a ¥1,000 and ¥15,000 Lunch
Tempura (天ぷら) — seafood and vegetables coated in a light batter and deep-fried in high-quality oil — is…
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Temple Lodging (宿坊, Shukubo): What It’s Like to Sleep in a Buddhist Temple
Shukubo (宿坊) — temple lodging — is one of Japan's most distinctive accommodation experiences: staying overnight within a…
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Tea Ceremony in Japan: Which Experience Is Worth It?
Chadō (茶道 / the Way of Tea) — the Japanese tea ceremony — is one of the most…
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: Japan’s Greatest Mountain Road (Snowwall in Spring)
The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (立山黒部アルペンルート) is one of Japan's most extraordinary transportation experiences — a 37 km…
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