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Nakano Broadway Anime & Manga Guide: Figures & Vintage Finds

IntroductionAt Nakano Broadway, your best discovery may be something you had forgotten existed: a character keychain fro...
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Akihabara Anime & Manga Guide: Shops, Arcades & Cafes

IntroductionAkihabara rewards curiosity, but a little planning makes the experience much better. Behind its bright shopf...
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Kanagawa Travel Guide: Coastal Towns, Culture and Hot Springs

Kanagawa brings together several different ways to enjoy Japan: a harbor walk in Yokohama, temple visits in Kamakura, se...
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Tokyo Travel Guide: Neighborhoods, Food and Japanese Culture

Tokyo can feel enormous before you arrive. Its railway map is dense, its famous neighborhoods seem endless, and every tr...
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Saitama Travel Guide: Historic Streets, Nature and Local Culture

Just north of Tokyo, Saitama offers a different rhythm: merchant streets in Kawagoe, river scenery in Nagatoro, mountain...
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Gunma Travel Guide: Onsen Towns, Mountain Scenery and Local Culture

Gunma Prefecture invites you to slow down. Northwest of Tokyo, this inland region brings together steaming hot-spring to...
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Tochigi Travel Guide: Nikko, Mountain Scenery, Hot Springs and Local Food

Tochigi Prefecture is where a trip north from Tokyo can lead from ornate shrine gates into cedar forests, mountain lakes...
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Ibaraki Travel Guide: Flowers, Mountains, Coastal Shrines and Local Food

Ibaraki Prefecture sits northeast of Tokyo, yet it remains far less familiar to international visitors than many other p...
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Chiba Travel Guide: Temples, Coastal Scenery, Local Food and Easy Trips from Tokyo

Chiba Prefecture is often the first place international travelers set foot in Japan, because Narita International Airpor...