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🗼 Tokyo

Japan's dazzling capital, from neon Shinjuku to old-town Asakusa. The country's transport hub and a city you'll likely come back to more than once.

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Obon (お盆) is Japan's most significant traditional summer observance — a Buddhist-derived festival, typically held in mid-August (though…

On any given night in Tokyo, tens of thousands of people are sleeping in manga cafés (漫画喫茶 /…

Japanese manga — the country's sequential art tradition encompassing everything from children's magazine serializations to literary graphic novels…

Japan consists of approximately 14,125 islands (according to a 2023 government recount using modern satellite mapping), of which…

Kissaten (喫茶店) — Japan's old-style coffee houses, distinct in concept and atmosphere from the contemporary café — are…

The Western wellness industry has spent the last decade discovering what Japan has known for centuries: that the…

Tokyo Racecourse (東京競馬場) — the largest and most prestigious of Japan Racing Association's (JRA) 10 facilities, located in…

Sake (酒 / 日本酒 / nihonshu) — Japan's fermented rice beverage — is one of the most technically…

Japan has made significant accessibility improvements over the last three decades — the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics accelerated investment…

Winter in Japan — December through February — is the country's most underrated travel season for international visitors,…

Japan is one of the finest countries in the world for family travel — a combination of the…

Ramen (ラーメン) is Japan's most consumed restaurant meal and one of the most discussed foods in the country…