Nintendo Is 137: How a Kyoto Card Maker Outlived the Ottoman Empire
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Everything we have found about travelling in Japan, gathered from 47 publications and rewritten as short briefs with the original reporting credited. Last story added 2 days ago.
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Three Kanazawa Hotels That Make Japan's Best Small City Surprisingly Affordable
From a $125 Hyatt Centric to a 30-storey Nikko with skyline views, three affordable Kanazawa hotels that put J...
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Hyatt Centric Sapporo Opens as Hokkaido's First Outpost of the Brand
Hyatt Centric Sapporo opens beside the Red Brick Building with 216 rooms, wood-fired dining and a discount off...
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Japan's animal cafés face their first nationwide government survey
Japan launches its first nationwide animal café survey over welfare and health concerns — what it means for tr...
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Warm or Chilled? Sake Experts on Serving, Glassware and Surprising Food Pairings
Sake sommeliers on serving temperatures, wine glasses vs ochoko, and pairings from fried chicken to cheese — h...
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Yayoi Kusama: the woman who turned her hallucinations into places you can walk into
How Yayoi Kusama turned childhood hallucinations into Infinity Mirror Rooms, global fame and a Japan art itine...
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Kyoto to charge tourists more than locals at Nijo Castle — and on the bus
Kyoto plans dual pricing from fiscal 2027: Nijo Castle at 2,000 yen for visitors vs 1,000 for residents, plus...
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R Yacht's First Ship Sefu Pushed Back to Spring 2028, With Japan as Home Waters
R Yacht's first luxury ship Sefu is delayed to spring 2028. The 120-guest vessel will be Japanese-flagged, hom...
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Chasing Japan's subtropical islands: cruising from Osaka to Okinawa around a typhoon
A 10-day Ponant cruise from Osaka through Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima, Okinawa and Miyako dodges a typhoon and...
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Japan's permanent residency fee just jumped twentyfold – and more tightening is coming
Japan's permanent residency fee rose twentyfold to ¥200,000 from October 2026, with new income, pension and la...
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Royal Caribbean Sends Voyager of the Seas to Japan for Cherry Blossom Season 2028
Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas sails Japan's cherry blossom season in spring 2028, with Tokyo roundtrip...
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Where the World's Sake Sommeliers Actually Drink — and What They're Buying
Top sake sommeliers name the best bottles — from aged koshu to IWA 5 — and the bars to drink them in, from Tok...
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Sword fighting on a Tokyo helipad: the samurai sunrise class 24 storeys up
Hoshinoya Tokyo's Sky-High Kenjutsu class takes guests to a 24th-floor helipad for sunrise sword lessons above...
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