Japan Features

Japan Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Japan
  

  Mt. Fuji, the nation's highest peak, rises 3,376 m. One of Japan's most famous symbols, the symmetrical Fuji-san inspires artists and commoners... read more

• If You Like
  

  Cocktails with pizzazz or chicken on a stick, dreamy jazz or thumping techno beats—you'll find it all under urban Japan's neon-soaked night... read more

• Top Experiences
  

  Sumo pits two extremely large athletes against one another in a ring (dohyo). A wrestler who breaches the ring's boundary or touches the ground... read more

• Japanese Etiquette
  

  Many Japanese expect foreigners to behave differently and are tolerant of faux pas, but they are pleasantly surprised when people acknowledge... read more

• Japanese Cuisine
  

  Eating and dining in Japan can be quite a culture shock for the first time traveler. Beyond the raw fish, the incredible variety of vegetation... read more

• Ritual and Religion
  

  There's a saying in Japan that you're Shinto at birth (marked with a Shinto ceremony), Christian when you marry (in a Western-style wedding)... read more