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Experience Japan Within Tokyo’s Limits
  Taylor Bond  For those based in Tokyo, travel expenses can be a make-or-break factor when considering whether […]
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Tattoos and Onsens—They Do Mix
  Chelsea Jeter  Ah, the onsen—a distant dream for those with tattoos in Tokyo…or so we thought. More […]
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In Niigata, A Quest for Unique Islands and Local Food
  Luca Vogel  Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of mountains separating its regions, Japan is, […]
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Naoshima: Japan’s Island of Art
  Patrick Kelly In the Seto Inland Sea, a large body of water separating Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—three of […]
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Back in Swing: The Secret Subculture of Jazz Cafes
  Read any Haruki Murakami novel and it is easy to tell the inescapable grip jazz once had on […]
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A Tale of the Changing Culture of Ramen
 When I was 15, a friend went to a Comic Conference in Italy. The next day he approached me […]
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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 […]
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Japan: The Colors of Springtime
  Japan is perhaps best known for its cherry blossom season, which sees much of the country turn an […]
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Of Castles and Temples: My Trip to Himeji
   If you travel the Kansai area of Japan, you are most likely to visit Kyoto, Osaka, and […]
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A Guide to Gluten-Free Restaurants in Tokyo
  Gluten—such a silly word, isn’t it? Phonetically it is just about as annoying as it is for my […]
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Nakano Broadway: A Rare Gem Outside the Tourist Track
 I saw a monkey in there roaming around once and it didn’t seem out of place. That’s the only […]
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For Coffee Lovers, A Tokyo Town Worth Going Back To
 For a country widely known for its many varieties of tea, Japan’s appetite has slowly been shifting towards coffee. […]