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Oita’s Kunisaki Peninsula - Metropolis Japan

Oita’s Kunisaki Peninsula

Farm life and a trail of ancient mountain temples

Yoga Retreats in Japan: The Wellness Vacation for Beating Burnout - Metropolis Japan

Yoga Retreats in Japan: The Wellness Vacation for Beating Burnout

Considering a yoga retreat next vacation?

Okinawa Longevity Cuisine - Metropolis Japan

Okinawa Longevity Cuisine

A Day at Yonner Cooking School

How to Relax in Vietnam - Metropolis Japan

How to Relax in Vietnam

Luxury for all

The Konyoku Experience - Metropolis Japan

The Konyoku Experience

Dipping into the diminishing culture of mixed-gender bathing

TRUNK (HOTEL) - Metropolis Japan

TRUNK (HOTEL)

A new boutique hotel mixes social contribution with Shibuya cool

Cycling Japan - Metropolis Japan

Cycling Japan

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

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

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

"Nikko is Nippon," as they say

Cycling Holiday Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Cycling Holiday Tokyo

A creative and compact E-bike tour of Tokyo

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

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 - Metropolis Japan

Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Islands

Not Your Typical Travelogue

Big in Japan - Metropolis 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 - Metropolis Japan

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 - Metropolis Japan

Nakasendo Day 3

Narai-juku: craftsmen’s attention to detail

Nakasendo Day 2 - Metropolis Japan

Nakasendo Day 2

Rural Kiso offers time for wellbeing

3 Days in Nakasendo - Metropolis Japan

3 Days in Nakasendo

Untouched nature, history on former post town trek

The healing waters of Nisshinkan - Metropolis Japan

The healing waters of Nisshinkan

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

Bad Pilgrims - Metropolis Japan

Bad Pilgrims

Cycling Shikoku's 88-temple pilgrimage in three weeks

Swimming with Dolphins - Metropolis Japan

Swimming with Dolphins

Get up and close in Miyakejima

Camping on Top of the World - Metropolis Japan

Camping on Top of the World

Mountain hut stays in Japan

One Perfect Day in Matsuyama - Metropolis Japan

One Perfect Day in Matsuyama

Japan’s overlooked treasure on the island of Shikoku

Tomogashima - Metropolis Japan

Tomogashima

Japan’s Real Castle in the Sky

Setouchi  Shimanami Kaido - Metropolis Japan

Setouchi Shimanami Kaido

70 kilometers of two-wheeled fun and adventure

Henn na Hotel - Metropolis Japan

Henn na Hotel

The height of robot hospitality

Small-Island Treasures - Metropolis Japan

Small-Island Treasures

Five things that make Okinawa outshine the rest

Hashima - Metropolis Japan

Hashima

Haikyo adventures on “Battleship Island”

K-pop and Kimchi - Metropolis Japan

K-pop and Kimchi

Experience Osaka’s Little Korea

Ainoshima - Metropolis Japan

Ainoshima

Cat heaven island

The Hidden Faces of Kyoto - Metropolis Japan

The Hidden Faces of Kyoto

Mossy wonders at Otagi Nenbutsu-ji

Magical Miyako - Metropolis Japan

Magical Miyako

Okinawa’s beach paradise

Redeeming Ibaraki - Metropolis Japan

Redeeming Ibaraki

Reasons to visit Japan’s most overlooked prefecture

Nostalgic Nakazakicho - Metropolis Japan

Nostalgic Nakazakicho

Osaka’s hipster heaven

Sculpting in the Snow - Metropolis Japan

Sculpting in the Snow

Winter fun at the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri

Finding old Tokyo in Yanaka - Metropolis Japan

Finding old Tokyo in Yanaka

The height of Edo charm

Trekking Taketa - Metropolis Japan

Trekking Taketa

Oita's Castle Town

The Little District that Could - Metropolis Japan

The Little District that Could

Kotobuki’s journey from slum to tourist destination