How to Find Free Guides for Personalized Tours in Japan’s Top Cities
Japanese locals will take you on customized cultural adventures for free. Why? To practice their English and chat with foreigners.
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Where to Spot Tokyo’s Famous Fashion and Outrageous Style Subcultures
Tokyo is a fantastically cool kaleidoscope of style, counterculture, and contrasting expressions of femininity.
Say Hello to Gōtoku-ji Temple: The Home of the Original ‘Welcome Cat’
In the Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, there is a quiet park home to the Gōtoku-ji “Welcome Cat” Temple.
The Japanese Lady-in-Waiting Who Became the World’s First Travel Writer
A thousand years ago, an adventurous young woman revolutionized travel writing.
12 Reasons to Hike the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s 1,000-Year-Old Pilgrimage Route
The Kumano Kodo, a 1000-year-old pilgrimage, is both easily accessible and a world away from Japan’s sprawling metropolitan centers.
10 Tips for Surviving Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo’s DisneySea park is only for mega-fans.
14 Death Festivals Around the World
Mexico isn’t the only country which sets a date with the dead.
Skip Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season and Come for the Autumn Maples Instead
This colorful display is absolutely jaw-dropping.
Discover Your Inner Samurai With a Mountain Warrior of Japan
Yamabushi are mountain warriors that are said to have supernatural powers trained in martial arts and survivor skills—here’s one traveler’s tale of training with the samurai.