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Shingenkan

Nakagawa Onsen lies on the banks of the Nakagawa River which feeds into Lake Tanzawa in western Kanagawa Prefecture. For the ...

Bang Bang

A survival guide the BIG THREE fireworks festivals in Japan...and a whole lot more! A few hundred years ago, some bloke in Ch...

Hiking With Humans

My name is Bose. At least that is what my dad always calls me, so it must be my name. When he is angry with me, he will yell, “Bo...

Moving On Up

Urban grind or mountain chalet? In truth, most of us want the best of both worlds. Yet while many Japan residents dream of findin...

Bears in Japan

When most people think of Japan, they think of reliable cars and electronics, or perhaps karaoke or manga, recently maybe even wh...

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