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Top 10 Bamboo Forests in Kyoto That Aren’t Arashiyama

Top 10 Bamboo Forests in Kyoto That Aren’t Arashiyama

Here are our top picks for bamboo forests in Kyoto to beat the crowds.

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What’s the most satisfying part of Japan to visit? Japanese locals make a surprising pick

What’s the most satisfying part of Japan to visit? Japa...

Every year, Japanese travel booking agency Jalan, through its Jalan Research Cen...

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Discover the surprising history of dolls in Japan and around the world at Yokohama Doll Museum

Discover the surprising history of dolls in Japan and a...

The Yokohama Doll Museum in Kanagawa Prefecture is one of the largest doll museu...

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Temple-heavy Kyoto presenting unique challenge for travelers looking for Muslim prayer rooms

Temple-heavy Kyoto presenting unique challenge for trav...

With a surge in the number of foreign tourists visiting Kyoto, the city has had ...

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Dragonflies in Japan: History, types and where to see them

Dragonflies in Japan: History, types and where to see them

Known as tonbo in Japanese, dragonflies are everywhere in Japan at the end of th...

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A celebration of womanly energy, Mama Kannon might be Japan's most feminine temple

A celebration of womanly energy, Mama Kannon might be J...

Mama Kannon Temple in Nagoya bursts with feminine energy and it’s easy to see wh...

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Yokohama Doll Museum

Yokohama Doll Museum

Discover the surprising history of dolls in Japan and around the world at the Yo...

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A downturn in international travel to U.S. may last beyond summer, experts warn

A downturn in international travel to U.S. may last bey...

For a few hopeful weeks this summer, a bright billboard on the major highway lin...

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Mama Kannon Temple (Ryuon-ji)

Mama Kannon Temple (Ryuon-ji)

A celebration of womanly energy, Mama Kannon might be Japan's most feminine temple

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New way to buy shinkansen tickets, through messaging app, coming this fall

New way to buy shinkansen tickets, through messaging ap...

It’s not just the high speeds that Japan’s bullet trains travel at that makes sh...

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New $250 visa fee risks deepening U.S. travel slump

New $250 visa fee risks deepening U.S. travel slump

A new $250 "visa integrity fee" imposed on travelers to the United States risks ...

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Tsuruga Festival is longest-running celebration in Hokuriku region

Tsuruga Festival is longest-running celebration in Hoku...

Every September, the port city of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture comes alive with t...

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Airport in Kagawa still reporting loss of tourists after manga’s disaster prediction

Airport in Kagawa still reporting loss of tourists afte...

Earlier this year, we reported on the recent hoopla surrounding manga author Ryo...

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Tsuruga Festival

Tsuruga Festival

The port city of Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture comes alive with Tsuruga Festival. ...

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Qantas says profits up, strong travel demand ahead

Qantas says profits up, strong travel demand ahead

Qantas Airways said Thursday it lifted annual net profit and saw a bright outloo...

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Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence

Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence

The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For man...