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Oita’s Kunisaki Peninsula

Oita’s Kunisaki Peninsula

Farm life and a trail of ancient mountain temples

Yoga Retreats in Japan: The Wellness Vacation for Beating Burnout

Yoga Retreats in Japan: The Wellness Vacation for Beating Burnout

Considering a yoga retreat next vacation?

Okinawa Longevity Cuisine

Okinawa Longevity Cuisine

A Day at Yonner Cooking School

How to Relax in Vietnam

How to Relax in Vietnam

Luxury for all

The Konyoku Experience

The Konyoku Experience

Dipping into the diminishing culture of mixed-gender bathing

TRUNK (HOTEL)

TRUNK (HOTEL)

A new boutique hotel mixes social contribution with Shibuya cool

Cycling Japan

Cycling Japan

One rider's journey from Fukuoka to Tokyo in one month

Nikko Travel Guide: Temples, Waterfalls, and Onsen Escapes from Tokyo

Nikko Travel Guide: Temples, Waterfalls, and Onsen Escapes from Tokyo

"Nikko is Nippon," as they say

Cycling Holiday Tokyo

Cycling Holiday Tokyo

A creative and compact E-bike tour of Tokyo

Things to Do in Nagasaki: Western Influence, Castella Cakes, and Historical Sights

Things to Do in Nagasaki: Western Influence, Castella Cakes, and Historical Sights

A melting pot of East meets West

Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Not Your Typical Travelogue

Big in Japan

Big in Japan

Lana Nowakowski chats to the presenter and star of upcoming documentary Big in Japan, David Elliot-Jones.

Travel: Run with it

Travel: Run with it

Spring is the time for new plans and projects, and what better way to spend that new zest for life on getting out and traveling?

Nakasendo Day 3

Nakasendo Day 3

Narai-juku: craftsmen’s attention to detail

Nakasendo Day 2

Nakasendo Day 2

Rural Kiso offers time for wellbeing

3 Days in Nakasendo

3 Days in Nakasendo

Untouched nature, history on former post town trek

The healing waters of Nisshinkan

The healing waters of Nisshinkan

This article was originally published in December 2014 in Metropolis issue #1081. [...]

Bad Pilgrims

Bad Pilgrims

Cycling Shikoku's 88-temple pilgrimage in three weeks

Swimming with Dolphins

Swimming with Dolphins

Get up and close in Miyakejima

Camping on Top of the World

Camping on Top of the World

Mountain hut stays in Japan

One Perfect Day in Matsuyama

One Perfect Day in Matsuyama

Japan’s overlooked treasure on the island of Shikoku

Tomogashima

Tomogashima

Japan’s Real Castle in the Sky

Setouchi  Shimanami Kaido

Setouchi Shimanami Kaido

70 kilometers of two-wheeled fun and adventure

Henn na Hotel

Henn na Hotel

The height of robot hospitality

Small-Island Treasures

Small-Island Treasures

Five things that make Okinawa outshine the rest

Hashima

Hashima

Haikyo adventures on “Battleship Island”

K-pop and Kimchi

K-pop and Kimchi

Experience Osaka’s Little Korea

Ainoshima

Ainoshima

Cat heaven island

The Hidden Faces of Kyoto

The Hidden Faces of Kyoto

Mossy wonders at Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

Magical Miyako

Magical Miyako

Okinawa’s beach paradise

Redeeming Ibaraki

Redeeming Ibaraki

Reasons to visit Japan’s most overlooked prefecture

Nostalgic Nakazakicho

Nostalgic Nakazakicho

Osaka’s hipster heaven

Sculpting in the Snow

Sculpting in the Snow

Winter fun at the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri

Finding old Tokyo in Yanaka

Finding old Tokyo in Yanaka

The height of Edo charm

Trekking Taketa

Trekking Taketa

Oita's Castle Town

The Little District that Could

The Little District that Could

Kotobuki’s journey from slum to tourist destination