The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri is a pain to attend, but I promise you: It’s worth it!
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The #1 Reason to Visit Akita
Akita is a corner of Japan that’s impressed me since my first trip there almost six years ago. Back then, in the dead of winter, I took an unassuming winter sojourn to Kakunodate Samurai district—I was hooked; the rest is history. Only it wasn’t. Over the years, I’ve returned to a number of places in […]
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Tohoku’s Tamest Summer Festival
The Sendai Tanabata Matsuri is probably not what you’re expecting.
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Japan’s Paradise Beach
This Jodogahama Beach itinerary will set you on course.
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Japan’s Treasure Trail
Sanriku might just be the most authentic, enticing region in Japan.
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Japan’s Sanriku Coast
I found it came fully alive only under the slow scream of fuchsia, tangerine and aubergine.
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Where to Find China in Japan
China has always been a part of Japan.
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A Sakura Tunnel in Tohoku
The Kitakami cherry blossoms are a delight, no matter when in the season you happen to arrive
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The Amazing Japanese Town You’ve Never Heard Of
This small town in Iwate has been one of my most pleasant Japan travel surprises ever.
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Why You Should Make Matsushima Happen
Is Matsushima worth visiting?
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Thrilling Tohoku
Tohoku is Japan’s most underrated region.
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The Man in the Snowbank
Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.
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Sendai Starts Here
Is Sendai worth visiting?
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Morioka Starts Here
I’ve come to love this Tohoku hub for what it is.
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Autumn in Reverse
Hate, if you sit with it through enough seasons, will almost always eventually metamorphosize into something approaching love.
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Summertime Singularity
The issue isn’t that you got lost, but that you found yourself.
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Make 2023 the Year You Visit Japan
There’s no good reason not to visit Japan in 2023.
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Why I Keep Going Back to Yamadera
Taking a Yamadera day trip is easy, no matter where your journey begins.
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Japan’s Most Underrated Cities
The best cities to visit in Japan aren’t always ones you read about in guide books
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The Real Danger of Visiting Fukushima
Is Fukushima worth visiting?
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