Osaka in 2 Days: The Local Itinerary β Eat, Walk & Don’t Stop
There is a concept in Osaka called kuidaore (ι£γεγ) β "to ruin yourself by eating." It is not…
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Sakai: The City That Made the World’s Best Knives (Day Trip from Osaka)
Twenty minutes south of Osaka's Namba Station by train, a city of 800,000 people carries on a 600-year…
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Shimanami Kaido: Cycling Between Islands on Japan’s Most Beautiful Bridge Route
In 1999, a series of bridges opened connecting the Japanese mainland (Onomichi) with Shikoku (Imabari, Ehime) across the…
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Shinsekai: Osaka’s Retro District That Time Forgot
In the late 19th century, the area south of Osaka's Tennoji district was developed as a model of…
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Tennoji & Abeno: The Other Side of Osaka β Zoo, Skyscraper & Local Life
Tennoji (倩ηε―Ί) and Abeno (ιΏει) β adjacent districts in the southern part of central Osaka β represent a…
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Tomo no Ura: The Historic Port Town That Inspired Ghibli’s Ponyo
In 2005, Hayao Miyazaki rented a house in a small port town in Hiroshima Prefecture and began sketching.…
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Yakushima: Japan’s Ancient Cedar Forest β How to Trek to Jomon Sugi
"It rains 35 days a month" (γ²γ¨ζγ«35ζ₯ι¨γιγ). This is an exaggeration, but not by as much as it…
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Yufuin: A Quiet Onsen Town in the Oita Mountains β Worth the Hype?
Yufuin (η±εΈι’) has been one of Japan's most popular onsen destinations for decades β and this popularity has…
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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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Where Is the Bathhouse From Spirited Away? Japan’s Real Onsen Towns
Where is the bathhouse from Spirited Away? No single building β but Japan's real onsen towns come remarkably…
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