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Not every trip to Japan is built around a single activity, and this section covers the rest: cultural travel, eco-tourism, adventure travel, onsen and hot spring culture, and the practical planning that ties a trip together. Start with our Best Time to Visit Japan guide if you’re still deciding when to go, or our guide to Takaragawa Onsen in Gunma if a great hot spring is part of the plan. This is also the broadest section on the site, so use the subcategories below to narrow in on a specific region, culture, or travel style.
Events
What’s Happening in October
Setouchi Triennale 2019Held once every three years, this world-famous contemporary art festival held on the Seto Inlands was laun...
Cultural Travel
Sado, the Island of Art and Music
An island with a colorful past has long attracted local and international creatives to its rocky shores. The collective soul of S...
Travel
Preparing for a Super Typhoon
*This post was originally posted on September 30, 2019. Looks like we aren't the only ones gearing up for a three-day weekend....
Autumn
Japan’s Great Northwest
One of the best things about traveling through Japan is the scenic train rides that duck into tunnels and emerge into mountainous...
Market Watch
Koenji Market
The Koenji Market is a lively monthly affair where growers and producers from Ibaraki, Fukushima and Saitama prefectures join a n...
People
Sado Island’s Creative Soul: Johnny Wales
Walking through a damp, faint trail along a rice paddy, long curly grey locks peak out around the corner of a room where stacks o...
Eco Tourism
Gravity-Defying Farming in Nishi Awa
Discover the centuries-old secret behind what keeps southern Japan's mountains growing
Eco Tourism
Japan Eco Track: Hiking and Cycling the Miyagi-K...
In 2011 the largest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history—known as the Great East Japan Earthquake—destroyed much of the coastal...