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Diving in Okinawa: The Best Coral Reefs, Blue Caves & Hammerhead Sharks
The waters surrounding the Okinawa island chain — where the warm Kuroshio Current (黒潮 / Japan Current) flows…
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Depachika Guide: How to Navigate Tokyo’s Underground Food Halls
Depachika (デパ地下) — the portmanteau of depāto (デパート / department store) and chika (地下 / basement) — refers…
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Demon Slayer Real Locations: Asakusa, Arashiyama & the Swordsmith Village
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" (鬼滅の刃) — Koyoharu Gotouge's manga (2016–2020) and its anime adaptation — became one…
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Daisetsuzan National Park: Japan’s Largest National Park — Hiking & Bear Country
Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園) — established in 1934 and covering 226,764 hectares of central Hokkaido — is Japan's…
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Craft Beer in Japan: Tokyo, Kyoto & Beyond — The Microbrewery Scene
Japan's relationship with beer is long and specific: the country's four major brewing companies (Sapporo, Kirin, Asahi, Suntory)…
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Conveyor Belt Sushi (回転寿司): Which Chain is Best for Foreigners?
Kaitenzushi (回転寿司 / conveyor belt sushi) — the sushi restaurant format where plates of sushi travel on a…
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Comiket (コミケ): What It Is, How to Get In & What to Expect
Comiket (コミケット / Comic Market) — held semi-annually at Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト) in Odaiba — is the…
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Coffee Culture in Tokyo: The Third Wave, the Kissaten & the Can Coffee
Tokyo has three simultaneously active coffee cultures that exist in parallel, largely without interacting, serving different demographics with…
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Cherry Blossoms in Tohoku: Japan’s Last Sakura Season (April–May)
Tokyo's cherry blossom season concludes by mid-April. Kyoto's by mid-April as well. For the vast majority of international…
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