Must-see cherry blossom, moss phlox, and wisteria locations — all easily accessible from Tokyo.
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Where to see the anime locations in real life.
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Tokyo Events This Week: Cherry Blossom Festivals and Anime Japan
Tokyo events for Monday, March 18 to Sunday, March 24, 2024.
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Updated Forecast: 2024 Tokyo Cherry Blossom Dates
The blossoms will be late.
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Finding the Best Transport From Narita Airport to Tokyo
How to get from the plane to your accommodation.
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The Samurai Restaurant: Discount Tickets and What To Expect
Get ready for an exuberant new show from the creators of the old Robot Restaurant.
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Beginner’s Guide To Skiing in Hakuba
Olympic slopes just a few hours from Tokyo—some of them open till May!
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5 Stunning Spring Bus Tours From Tokyo
Take a ride to experience the best of the season.
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Tokyo to Osaka: Fast and Creative Ways of Getting There
Full guide to taking the bullet train, buses, and low-cost flights.
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New Video! Suica Card in 2024: How and Where to Buy
We cover where and how to purchase Suica cards, digital Suica, Welcome Suica, and Pasmo Passport.
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Eating With the Seasons: 10 Japanese Spring Foods to Try
These treats will take you on a culinary adventure all season long.
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March 2024: 5 Events Not To Miss in Tokyo
Welcome spring with cherry blossom festivals, fire-walking rituals, St. Patrick's Day & more!
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New Video! Tokyo Sumo Guide: When and Where to Experience Sumo Wrestling
If there’s one thing people know about Japan, it’s sumo wrestling.
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The Best Tokyo Events, by Month
Find out what's happening in Tokyo throughout the year — and when to go.
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Sequence Miyashita Park
Sequence hotels are a cheapo favorite. They are no-frills stylish and found in excellent locations --- a Japanese business hotel but for hipsters if you will. Apart from a frustrating self check-in experience (if your name isn't Japanese just …
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Mimaru Tokyo Akasaka
Mimaru is a spacious apartment hotel in Akasaka that is popular with families. What’s the hotel like? The hotel is modern with a minimalist Japanese aesthetic. Despite being right on the busy Akasaka Dōri thoroughfare, the main entrance is to …
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AC Hotel by Marriott Tokyo Ginza
AC Hotel offers a comfortable hideaway in and outside of your room with plenty of areas to work or relax in -- including a lounge and roof terrace.
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Hakone Sekisho Checkpoint
Hakone Sekisho Checkpoint is a historical site located in Hakone, Japan along the Old Tokaido Road. During the Edo period, this checkpoint served as a major gateway between Tokyo and Kyoto and was responsible for inspecting travelers, collecting …
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Miyashita Park
Miyashita Park was a rare piece of undeveloped land near Shibuya Station that was popular with the area's rough sleepers. If there are two things the Tokyo Government hates, they are rough sleepers and underutilised land, so it was inevitable …
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine
The most important shrine in Kamakura, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is as easy to miss as it is young. With a cherry-blossom-lined pathway leading through the city centre, you will be led straight to its steps. You may notice two ponds on either …