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Chiba Prefecture: Nature, culture and cuisine just outside Tokyo

Chiba Prefecture: Nature, culture and cuisine just outs...

Whether it’s transiting at Narita International Airport or jumping from one magi...

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Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

The Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring in one o...

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Traveling to the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know about the risks and your rights

Traveling to the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know abo...

Recent reports of European and Canadian tourists being detained at the United St...

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Takayama Spring Festival

Takayama Spring Festival

Head to the historical district of Takayama and celebrate the start of spring in...

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Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama

Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival one of the most imp...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is ...

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Nagahama Hikiyama Festival 

Nagahama Hikiyama Festival 

Designated by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, Shiga Prefecture’s Naga...

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Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival

Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival

The Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival is one of the most important Shinto even...

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Odawara Castle Park is an ideal getaway from Tokyo to enjoy full day of flower viewing

Odawara Castle Park is an ideal getaway from Tokyo to e...

A convenient train ride from Tokyo to Odawara by the regular Tokaido Line (one a...

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U.S. expected big travel year, but overseas visitors — angered by Trump — are heading elsewhere

U.S. expected big travel year, but overseas visitors — ...

Olja Ivanic looked forward to welcoming some cousins from Sweden to her Denver h...

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Akashi Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Akashi Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Celebrate spring at Akashi Park’s Cherry Blossom Festival, one of Japan’s top ch...

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Explore Japan’s volcanic beauty at Hakone’s latest attraction

Explore Japan’s volcanic beauty at Hakone’s latest attr...

While urban landscapes have their charm, I sometimes find myself overwhelmed by ...

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Inside Japan’s only quilt museum: 20 years of quilted beauty in Izumo

Inside Japan’s only quilt museum: 20 years of quilted b...

Japan is not often associated with quilting in the popular imagination. In reali...

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Odawara Castle Park

Odawara Castle Park

Odawara Castle Park is an ideal getaway from bustling Tokyo to enjoy a full day ...

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Explore Rokko Island Tulip Festival, featuring 30,000 tulips

Explore Rokko Island Tulip Festival, featuring 30,000 t...

The Rokko Island Tulip Festival is the perfect spot to enjoy spring in full bloo...

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Escape the hustle of Osaka and discover Harvest Hill, where you can enjoy seasonal flowers, thrilling activities

Escape the hustle of Osaka and discover Harvest Hill, w...

Nestled in the Senboku Hills of Sakai City, just under an hour from central Osak...

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Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom Festival

Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom Festival

The Kitakami Tenshochi Cherry Blossom Festival in Iwate Prefecture embodies a ce...