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Walking Tour, or How Else Can You Get Into the Heart of Japan?
It started in the fall of 2014. Fresh from an exhilarating teacher trip to Cambodia, my friend […]
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Up Close and Personal with Japan’s Wildlife
To anyone familiar with Japan it should not come as a surprise that mascots, animal-themed products, and services […]
Culture & Society
‘Touken Joshi’: Girls Are Infatuated With Japanese Swords, and It’s Good
Three years ago, Touken Ranbu, an online game with personified legendary sword characters, kindled the Japanese sword trend, […]
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Kumano Blossoming Cherry: First New Wild Species in a Century Discovered
In days past, Japanese people enjoyed different types of cherry blossoms native to different regions throughout the country. The […]
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2018 Cherry Blossoms Viewing: An Updated Guide
A famous cherry blossom at Yoshino-yama in 2017 Despite a rare snowfall in Tokyo in late January, weather forecasts […]
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Priceless Sword Discovered in Ceiling at Kasuga Taisha Restored
An important twelfth-century Japanese sword, discovered hidden in the ceiling during a 1939 refurbishment of the treasure house at Kasuga […]