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Planning a trip to Nara? Watch this first! I found a way to beat the crowds, tried LOTS of delicious local food and found the ...

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Golden Week kicked off April 26 and millions of Japanese were on the move even though only a two-day weekend was in the ...

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I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

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Speeding across Japan in a Shinkansen bullet train can be an exciting adventure, but as TikToker Kana (@kanainlosangeles) shared in a recent video, upgrading to first class levels up the journey.

Shinkansen can stop significantly faster and more safely when an earthquake strikes thanks to a new tremor detection and alarm system, according to railway operators and engineers. The time it ...

WHEN IT COMES to travel, Japan is having a major moment. And as the cherry trees burst into bloom all over the city, Kyoto tops itineraries for very good reason. Once the capital of Japan ...