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Hama Rikyu Garden in Tokyo

Hiking Japan’s Second Highest Peak

Climbing Mount Kita-dake in the Japan Southern Alps

Among the Peaks

Sake Sipping and Onsen Soaking

A relaxing side trip from Osaka to Mount Yoshino

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Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2018

Contemporary art festival in rural Niigata Prefecture running through September 17

Suzuka Circuit

The perfect holiday stopover for motorsports fans

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Seven Years After The Tsunami

14th part of our open-ended series about the recovery of the tsunami-hit coast.

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Cherry Blossoms

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Hidden Honshu: Tomonoura

Encouraging people to get off the beaten track and see all that Japan has to offer.

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The Pass to Escape the Big City

Getting away to nature using the great-value Hakone Free Pass

Far-Flung Japan

Far-Flung Japan: Hateruma

Visiting the southernmost inhabited island of Japan.

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2-day getaway to Lake Nojiri

A summer escape two hours from Tokyo

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Far-Flung Japan: Yonaguni

Visiting the westernmost part of Japan.