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Chasing Japan’s water mills: From Akira Kurosawa’s dreams to real-life Japan

Chasing Japan’s water mills: From Akira Kurosawa’s drea...

Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film "Dreams" is a surreal experience composed of eight vi...

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Foreign tourists get free shinkansen tickets in Japan, and here’s how to claim them

Foreign tourists get free shinkansen tickets in Japan, ...

International visitors to Japan tend to arrive and stay on the mainland, travell...

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Hilton's 2027 trends report reveals why travelers are embracing good ‘ish’ over perfection

Hilton's 2027 trends report reveals why travelers are e...

Next year, travelers are expected to ditch perfection for personal growth, flexi...

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Japan’s new travel route literally through the mountains links two other beautiful alpine courses

Japan’s new travel route literally through the mountain...

Located along the northern side of Japan’s main island of Honshu, the Hokuriku r...

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Kansai airport eyes more int'l flights, plans to resume India, Indonesia routes

Kansai airport eyes more int'l flights, plans to resume...

Kansai airport in western Japan aims to expand its international routes, the hea...

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Agoda unveils 2026 Return Visitor Ranking: Tokyo is Asia's most revisited city

Agoda unveils 2026 Return Visitor Ranking: Tokyo is Asi...

Digital travel platform Agoda has unveiled its latest Repeat Visitor Ranking, hi...

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High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall

High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel price...

Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fa...

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5 First-Time Train Mistakes in Japan (and How to Avoid Them)

5 First-Time Train Mistakes in Japan (and How to Avoid ...

Japan’s trains are famously efficient, but first-time visitors still make easy m...

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A classical villa garden in the vicinity of Fukui Castle has remained intact since the Edo period

A classical villa garden in the vicinity of Fukui Castl...

Fukui City is historically significant for its status as a major political cente...

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Jozankei Onsen: Escape Sapporo for a mountain retreat

Jozankei Onsen: Escape Sapporo for a mountain retreat

Just over an hour from Sapporo, Hokkaido’s largest city, Jozankei Onsen is an ea...

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Savoring serenity in Kyoto’s southwest

Savoring serenity in Kyoto’s southwest

Many tourists visiting Kyoto make the mistake of trying to crowd the ancient cap...

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Yokokan Garden

Yokokan Garden

A classical villa garden in the vicinity of Fukui Castle has remained intact sin...

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Jozankei Onsen

Jozankei Onsen

Escape Sapporo for a Mountain Onsen Retreat

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How Nagahama reinvented itself as a city of glass

How Nagahama reinvented itself as a city of glass

Nagahama is a historic lakeside city about 40 minutes from Kyoto. Once a thrivin...

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The high-speed Kyushu express that lives up to its 'Sonic' name

The high-speed Kyushu express that lives up to its 'Son...

Spoilt for choice, traveling across northern Kyushu by train means railfans can ...

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GS-JJ launches custom keychain solutions for tourist souvenirs

GS-JJ launches custom keychain solutions for tourist so...

With international travel picking up, souvenir shops and other travel retailers ...