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Looking for a quiet spot away from the crowds? Tourists to Tokyo rated these three locations as their favorite pit stops.
Japan's "no-pan kissa" were part of a wave of new sex establishments in the 1980s. They disappeared almost as quickly as they surfaced.
There are more tourists than ever in Yamanashi Prefecture - and they're setting a new record for traffic accidents.
Want to take pics in Shibuya Scramble without feeling like a nuisance? A movie set in Tochigi Prefecture has the perfect solution.
Japan has one of the lowest rates of gun crime in the world. How did it start, and how has it stayed that way?
Village Vanguard is a bookstore and then some. But its recent financial troubles indicate it might have stretched itself too thin.
More tourists than ever are leaving their busted suitcases in hotel rooms and even at the airport. Here's how not to be one of them.
Here are all the reasons why you may need a phone number in Japan, and the best way to get an eSIM with a Japanese phone number attached.
Wanna experience a love hotel in Japan? Don't be caught off-guard - read up on a few gotchas you may not know about.

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