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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.
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Tamago Oziya (Egg & Rice Soup)
Backpackers and cyclists often depend on frozen and dried food because they are light weight. The quality isn’t too bad, but not s...
Travelers Tune
‘Encountering Aliens’ With Moby
I interviewed Moby three years ago, when the previous album, “18,” was released. It has sold more than 500 million copies so far....
Cultural Travel
Kii Mountains—Guarded by Gods
The Kii Peninsula spans three prefectures: Mie, Nara and Wakayama, and is home to deep mountains and forests. Religion and cultur...
Features
Blessings for Bali
In the days since the recent tragic bombings, the Balinese people seek to return their beloved island to a state of grace through...
Eco Tourism
Yakushima
It had been raining since the previous day, and I could feel the thick moisture spread through the air, falling through the crevi...
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Maharaja Nights
The castle town of Mandawa serves as the ideal anchor for a visit to Shekavati. In the 18th century Thakur Nawal Singh built a la...
Asia Pacific
The Painted Desert
A narrow strip of road leads four hours northward from Jaipur, through the desert to the land of Shekhavati, to extraordinary fre...
Features
Kintaro Walks Japan
A search for my father’s birthplace brought me to the land of rising suns and falling pink blossoms. Locals dubbed me Kintaro—Gol...