When you think about Japanese food, you think about fish, but if you pay attention carefully, you’ll see that several dishes in Japan use raw fish as an ingredient (and sometimes it is even the main ingredient). You probably have heard lots of stories about fish parasites that might prevent you from eating them raw, […]
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When people search for uncommon things to do in Tokyo, they usually end up finding this awesome museum of digital art called TeamLab Borderless, but they also read about TeamLab Planets, which is also a museum of digital art in Tokyo. Yes, there are two museums of digital art in Tokyo, and not very far
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When you want to establish your exact itinerary for Japan, you will probably hesitate between some cities. One common example is the city of Hiroshima. This particular city seems interesting to visit and everyone talks about it, but it is not located on your way between the top three most visited cities (Osaka, Tokyo, and
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Choosing where to sleep in Japan, usually requires a lot of planning and budgeting, and sometimes we don’t know exactly what our options are. Hotels are the obvious option in terms of accommodation, but what about Airbnb? Depending on where you’re from, you might be more or less used to Airbnb, and you probably already
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If you already started planning your itinerary for Japan, you have certainly come across some information about Miyajima island and the famous Itsukushima Torii (the huge red gate that’s floating on the water). It usually takes at least 40 minutes to get to the island and, therefore, is normal for you to wonder if it
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Planning an itinerary for your trip to Japan is not always easy and I often see people asking whether they should go to Nara or Kobe when they will visit the famous nearby cities of Kyoto and Osaka. The problem is that Nara and Kobe are so different that you can’t compare both, making it
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Hakone is a must-visit destination for the Japanese who are willing to take a break from the vibrant Tokyo. This relaxing place has many attractions, but sometimes foreign tourists don’t know if it is worth their time. I can understand this hesitation because there’s so much to see in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, etc that people
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If you’re a parent like me, you will certainly have lots of questions when planning your trip to Japan. Most parents feel completely lost once they have to decide if their dream trip to Japan should be done with the kids or not, and I understand that. I saw lots of questions in the forums
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When you’re planning your trip to Japan, you might have a hard time knowing what to visit first and there are so many things to visit that you start asking yourself if you will have the time to see everything. The answer is no, there will never be enough days to visit all that you
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When traveling to Japan, you will inevitably be confronted to chopsticks and if you were never tempted to try them in your country, you can have a little trouble using chopsticks for the first time. There are mainly two things to keep in mind regarding chopsticks: how to hold them to be able to eat
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