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While Mie may not have the name recognition abroad of its famous neighbors, Osaka and Kyoto, the prefecture boasts plenty of ...

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Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood ...

From high-profile affairs hosted by Elton John and Madonna to luxe fashion soirees presented by Chanel and Giorgio Armani, ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

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Because the shrine is a power spot for academics ... Experience the traditional Japanese tea ceremony in a historic tea room that is rarely open to the public. This exclusive opportunity allows you to ...

a traditional Japanese garden with sculpted pine trees, a small forest and a tea house. What’s left of the old Tsukiji market, a quaint “retro” area packed with sushi and ice cream stalls ca ...