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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.
Music
Shang Shang Typhoon
Shang Shang Typhoon's Emi Shirasaki encounters the "King of Tohoku" This issue features travel tips and hometown secrets from ...
Eco Corner
Eco Corner: Choices for Sustainable Lifestyles
Eco Speedy Electric Bike Scooters are the fastest way to get around a city, and much more efficient for one person than a b...
Cultural Travel
What’s Cooking in Asia?
Cooking lessons: The travel souvenir that just keeps on giving! TOKYO
A Taste of Culture is a culinary arts program in Tokyo le...
Malaysia
Sarawak Blues
Approximately 600 kilometers from Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur, among the vast equatorial rainforests of Borneo in the s...
Onsen
Confessions of a Sento Junkie
A brief cultural history of the sento from a hot water nut I guarantee I go to the sento (public bathhouse) more than you. I k...
Cultural Travel
The Call of the Kousa
Where can you find a moose and a camel? Snow in the summer time? Wash down horse milk cheese with homemade vodka? Live in a tent ...
Onsen
Mixed Up In The Mixed Bath
With a bicycle loaded down with camping gear, I made my way down to Mt. Hakkoda (in Aomori) in search of the true colors of autum...
Craft Beer
Shonan Beer
The name Shonan is synonymous with water sports on its famous long beaches, from surfing to swimming to windsurfing to yachting. A...