Best Hotels Near Numazu Station | Deep-Sea Port, Fuji Views & Anime Pilgrimages
Coelacanths, harbor sushi under Fuji, and a beloved anime pilgrimage — Suruga Bay's port city rewards the overnight.
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Best Hotels Near Kusanagi Station | The Sword Shrine & the Rodin Wing
Named for the legendary grass-cutting sword — with a hall of Rodins, tea-hill views and Toshogu gold on…
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Best Hotels Near Hamamatsu Station | Eel, Music & Lake Hamana
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Hamamatsu Station Best Hotels Near Hamamatsu Station: City of Music, Grilled Eel &Lake Hamana…
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Best Hotels Near Kakegawa Station | Wooden Castle & Tea Country
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Kakegawa Station Best Hotels Near Kakegawa Station: A Real Wooden Castle &the Tea Hills…
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Best Hotels Near Shizuoka Station | Green Tea, Sunpu Castle & the Coast
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Shizuoka Station Best Hotels Near Shizuoka Station: Green-Tea Capital, Sunpu Castle &the Fuji View…
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Shin-Fuji Station Guide | The Best Mount Fuji View on the Line
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Shin-Fuji Station Shin-Fuji Station Guide: The Best Mount Fuji View on the Whole Line…
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Best Hotels Near Mishima Station | Fuji Spring-Water Town & Izu Gateway
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Mishima Station Best Hotels Near Mishima Station: Fuji’s Spring-Water Town &the Eastern Gateway to…
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Best Hotels Near Atami Station | Tokyo’s Retro Seaside Onsen Town
Tokaido Shinkansen Guide · Atami Station Best Hotels Near Atami Station: Tokyo’s Retro Seaside Onsen —Hot Springs, Sea…
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Tokaido Shinkansen Guide: Tokyo to Osaka, Nozomi vs Hikari vs Kodama
Shinkansen Line Guide · Tokaido Shinkansen Tokaido Shinkansen Guide: Tokyo to Osaka on Japan’s Busiest Bullet Train —Nozomi,…
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Plum Blossoms (梅) in Japan: The Pre-Sakura Season — Atami & Odawara
Before cherry blossom captures Japan's national attention each spring, ume (梅 / plum blossom) quietly blooms first —…
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Samurai History for Tourists: Edo Castle, Aizu & the Real Edo Period
International interest in samurai culture is enormous — the archetype of the armored warrior guided by a code…
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Sea Kayaking in Japan: Izu, Seto Inland Sea & Okinawa Routes
Japan's extraordinary coastline — 29,750 km of mainland coast plus the island chains of Izu, Okinawa, and the…
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