Best Hotels Near Yasugi Station | Japan’s Greatest Garden Next Door
The free shuttle from this little station leads to Japan's top-ranked garden β plus a loach dance and…
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Best Hotels Near Nogi Station (Matsue) | The Quiet Stop Before the Silk Baths
The commuter stop between Matsue's castle and Tamatsukuri's silk baths β honest strategy for the in-between.
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Best Hotels Near Izumoshi Station | The Grand Shrine’s Rail Gateway
The gateway to matchmaking's grand shrine β three-tier soba, a sunset beach of the gods, and the little…
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Best Hotels Near Matsue-Shinjiko-Onsen Station | The Lakeside Terminus
A terminus with its own footbath β lakeside onsen rooms, sunset water, and the beloved little line to…
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Best Hotels Near Matsue Station | The Castle on the Water
A National Treasure castle ringed by boat-plied moats, lake sunsets rated among Japan's best, and ghost stories at…
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The Meiji Restoration Trail: Yokohama, Tsuwano & the Modernization Story
In 1853, the American Commodore Matthew Perry sailed four warships into Edo Bay and demanded that Japan open…
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Tsuwano: The Tiny Mountain Town That Preserved Edo-Era Streetscapes
Tsuwano (ζ΄₯ει) β a town of approximately 7,000 people in the mountains of Shimane Prefecture, 3 hours from…
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Night Trains in Japan: Nobi Nobi Seats, Sleeper Cars & the Last Overnight Services
Japan's overnight train culture was once extensive β dozens of intercity sleeper services connecting the country's cities through…
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Japan’s Power Spots (γγ―γΌγΉγγγ): Spiritual Energy Points Locals Visit
There is a category of place in Japan that doesn't appear in most English-language travel guides but features…
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Ghibli Shrine Locations Japan | Spiritual Sites Guide
Ghibli Real Locations · Genre Guide Kasuga Taisha · Izumo Taisha · Yakushima Yakujinja · Hiezan · Ohara…
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