The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast Features
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The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast Features
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Top Reasons to Go to The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast
Onsen: The salty, calcium-rich waters of coastal onsen and iron- and sulfur-heavy ones in the mountains claim to benefit skin, bone, and mental... read more
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Get Your Festival On
Takayama's spring and fall festivals (April 14 and 15 and October 9 and 10) transform the usually quiet town into a rowdy, colorful party, culminating... read more
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On the Menu
Every microregion has its specialties and unique style of preparing seafood from the Nihon-kai. Seaweed, like vitamin-rich wakame and kombu,... read more
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Heartbeat of Sado Island
A hawk flies overhead as the sky deepens to the indigo of the kimonos the two women are wearing. With an elegant flick, the batchi resounds against... read more
