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Tokyo Subculture Mecca: Nakano Broadway
How would Akihabara look if it was all condensed into one building? The answer lies in the colorful district of Nakano.Nakano Broadway. Five glor...
![Tokyo Hip Neighborhoods: Nakameguro](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11685_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1498638636)
A Day in Nakameguro: Of Cherry Blossoms, Hip Cafes and Small Dogs
The name of this quiet Tokyo district usually evokes two things in people's minds: popular cherry b...
![Tokyo: 3 Standing Soba Restaurants to Try](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11660_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1497510135)
Want to Try Tachigui Soba? 3 Standing Soba Restaurants to Get You Started
Tokyo is full of them. You might have spotted one on a busy train station platform or tucked away in a dark a...
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Stay at Taiyoji, an Isolated Buddhist Temple Just Outside Tokyo
Imagine an ancient Buddhist temple perched on top of a mountain. Surrounded by nature and peace, away fr...
![Explore Kagurazaka, Where France Meets Traditional Japan](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11628_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1494472253)
Explore Kagurazaka, Where France Meets Traditional Japan
Kagurazaka's history is quite unique. In the Edo period it flourished as a hanamachi, a geisha town...
![10 Secrets You'll Want to Experience in Oboke and Iya](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11583_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1490239647)
10 Secrets You'll Want to Experience in Oboke and Iya
Deep within the Shikoku mountains, there is Oboke and Iya. This place is a secluded village surrounded b...
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Get to Know a Buddhist Nun at a Local Temple
If you had to choose, what words would you use to describe Buddhism in Japan? After visiting some of the fa...
![A Beginner’s Guide to Sento](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11533_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1629167434)
A Beginner’s Guide to Sento
by guest writer Stephanie Crohin (sento journalis)Sento or public bathhouses are an attractive part o...
![Order a Cocktail from a Monk at Vow's Bar in Nakano](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11563_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1490086242)
Order a Cocktail from a Monk at Vow's Bar in Nakano
by guest writer Laura Loss"Why," asked the Japanese man sitting at the counter, absently st...
![Osechi—the New Year’s Cuisine with Ingredients Said to Attract Good Luck](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11520_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1486714445)
Osechi—the New Year’s Cuisine with Ingredients Said to Attract Good Luck
by SHUN GATEOriginally published December 2016The main food associated with Japan’s New Year i...
![One Bowl Wonders: Six Classic Japanese Rice Bowls](https://d28dpoj42hxr8c.cloudfront.net/files/topics/11477_ext_14_en_0.jpg?v=1484781330)
One Bowl Wonders: Six Classic Japanese Rice Bowls
The rice bowl. Simple yet satisfying, these meals started gaining popularity outside of their native A...