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With the right preparation, international trips with babies are possible and even fun

With the right preparation, international trips with ba...

Traveling with babies and toddlers can be daunting for parents. Questions about ...

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Totoro Forest (Itoshima)

Totoro Forest (Itoshima)

Itoshima turns Totoro’s world real: green tunnels, rocky caves and sweeping sea ...

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Kochia calling: Right now is a great off-season season to visit this beautiful Japanese park

Kochia calling: Right now is a great off-season season ...

Japan is a country with strong swings between its seasons, often resulting in sp...

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Agoda reveals growing interest in cool-weather destinations in Japan for summer

Agoda reveals growing interest in cool-weather destinat...

Agoda Co, which operates the digital travel platform Agoda, has revealed growing...

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Why air travel can be so hard on the body

Why air travel can be so hard on the body

At any given point there are hundreds of thousands of people in the skies travel...

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Australian airline Jetstar will charge passengers to use the overhead lockers for their bags

Australian airline Jetstar will charge passengers to us...

For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming yo...

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Exploring Takashi Nagai’s hometown in Shimane

Exploring Takashi Nagai’s hometown in Shimane

In June 1945, physician and radiologist Dr. Takashi Nagai was diagnosed with leu...

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Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular summer festivals, gets an anime twist this year

Akita Kanto Festival, one of Japan’s most spectacular s...

There are many famous summer festivals in Japan, but the Akita Kanto Festival is...

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Atago Shrine

Atago Shrine

One of Japan's three major Atago shrines, overlooking Hakata Bay and the finest ...

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Japan has a maid hotel you can stay in, and it’s now taking reservation applications

Japan has a maid hotel you can stay in, and it’s now ta...

At pretty much any hotel in Japan, you can count on cleaning staff to come in to...

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5 Popular Souvenirs in Kagoshima

5 Popular Souvenirs in Kagoshima

Going to Kagoshima? Bring one of these popular souvenirs back home to the deligh...

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Kyoto receives more foreign tourists than ever before, but fewer visitors say they’ll return

Kyoto receives more foreign tourists than ever before, ...

Kyoto has long been one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations, but now th...

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JR releases prediction of peak shinkansen crowdedness for Obon travel season

JR releases prediction of peak shinkansen crowdedness f...

Japan is a famously hard-working country, but it’s got a major vacation period c...

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Will heatwaves push European holidaymakers to 'coolcations'?

Will heatwaves push European holidaymakers to 'coolcati...

European holidaymakers worn down by recurrent heatwaves are currently snubbing M...

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Chishaku-in Temple: A significant 13th-century temple and a spectacular historic garden

Chishaku-in Temple: A significant 13th-century temple a...

Located in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, just a short distance from the heavily ...

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Holiday travel planning: Reasons to try public transport or cycling when you get to your destination

Holiday travel planning: Reasons to try public transpor...

As tourists plan for a summer trip, decisions about how to be a green holidaymak...