What is the difference between a ryokan and an onsen?
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Japan’s Most Magnificent Bridge
Kintai-kyo is not just any bridge.
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Is Fukushima Safe?
Unless you break into the site of the Fukushima Daiichi plant and spend the night there, you have nothing to worry about.
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Fukushima’s Best-Kept Secret
Is Aizu-Wakamatsu worth visiting?
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Japan’s Best-Hidden Gem
You’ll enjoy the town if no friendly local stops you in your tracks.
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Naoshima Isn’t What You’re Expecting
Is Naoshima worth visiting?
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Setouchi Starts Here
If you’re planning on exploring the cities and towns around Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, I assure you: You’re in the right place!
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Battle of Japan’s Second Fiddles
Is Kyushu or Shikoku the better Japanese island?
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Honshu’s Last Stand
Is Shimonoseki worth visiting?
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Battle of Tokyo’s Towers
The Tokyo Skytree vs Tokyo Tower debate often begins with a clarification.
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How (and Where) to Hit Japan’s Open Road
Each Japan road trip itinerary I’m about to share focuses on a specific destination or region.
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Tokyo’s Cherry Blossom Dystopia
Tokyo’s Meguro River has become a dystopian battlefield in Japan’s quixotic fight against “overtourism.”
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The Easiest Way to Explore Shikoku
A Shikoku road trip can serve both practical and esoteric purposes.
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Japan’s Most Underrated Original Castle
Uwajima Castle is much more impressive than it seems from ground level (and certainly, from reading about it on the internet).
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Japan During Cherry Blossom Season
Flexibility, not luck, is the key to a successful Japan sakura trip, both in terms of the flowers themselves and the skies above them.
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To Cherish What We Have
Lordy lordy, a voice from my distant past rang out deep within me. Look who’s 40.
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Japan’s Other Pink Flowers
If you’re as interested in ume as I am, I hope you’ll continue reading.
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Climbing Fuji
The good news? Climbing Mt. Fuji is really more of a hike.
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Japan’s Sakura Mountain
This might just be the ultimate Yoshino itinerary.
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Yes, You Can See Cherry Blossoms in Winter
Try targeting some of the early cherry blossoms in Japan.
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