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Rituals at Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, just north of Tokyo

Every year in early July, visitors to the lovely "Little Edo" city Kawagoe (population a bit over 353,000) just a half hour north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, can experience Chinowa Kuguri. This Shinto ritual, held at Kawagoe Hachimangu Sh

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Funazushi: the fermented predecessor of modern sushi

Kitashina’s signature dish is a platter of funazushi made from roe-laden female carp served as fanned slices of the whole fish on a bed of sake lees (Credit: Tom Schiller)

For the past 18 generations, one Japanese family has preserved a 400-year-old recipe showing how sushi once tasted, and it doesn't use raw seafood, but fish aged for three years. To read more about this delectable living tradition, click here.

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2 great Japanese evening "light-up" events in autumn 2021

In Japan's Nikko and Kinugawa-onsen areas, two hours north of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway Nikko and Kinugawa lines, special moon-viewing festivities with light-ups are being held from September through November.

There is a Japanese expression, "a

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Practicing Zen and Zazen north of Tokyo

In these times of stress and uncertainty, it is relieving to know that once we can travel again, there are places in the world that offer the healing qualities of reflection, tranquility and mindfulness. Japan is one of those places.

In Japan, th

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Tochigi City's historic Uzuma River Andon Lantern Festival

During Japan's hot and sultry summer, everyone tries to cool off by the water. In historic Tochigi City, affectionately called Koedo or "Little Old Tokyo," just 70 minutes north of Tokyo's Asakusa Station on Tobu Railway's Tobu Nikko Line, the ann

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Kawagoe's March-through-May festival celebrates the arrival of spring

Kawagoe is a traditional and lively Koedo (“Little Edo”) city just 30 minutes north of Tokyo along the Tobu Tojo Line. Its spring festival, held from late March through early May, is an annual cultural highlight

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From Where Word 'Japan' Came?

Hi Everyone!

I am a huge fan of Japanese culture, movies, traditions, events, anime and especially their language. During my first visit to Japan, I noticed that locals don't bother to learn foreign languages, especially English. Even people usually

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The supernatural - and Halloween - in Japan

The Land of the Rising Sun is home to an ancient culture with a sometimes tumultuous history, and through these many centuries, inevitably some of that history has been haunted with all manner of ghosts, demons, monsters, and ghouls. And in the 2

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Exploring kimono and geisha culture in Kyoto

The Land of the Rising Sun is renowned as a nation steeped in rich history and traditions with a variety of unique customs and fascinating etiquette rituals. With my fabulous itinerary chock-a-block full of bespoke adventure that included interview

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This November's Autumn Festival in historic Tochigi

This coming November 9-11, visitors to Tochigi City, Japan - dubbed “Little Edo” because of its Edo period townscape and just 70 minutes north of Tokyo’s Asakusa Station on the Tobu Railway line - are in for a special treat, because this is the ye

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Kawagoe, a charming, historic 'little Edo' just north of Tokyo

Located in Saitama prefecture, just a half hour north of Tokyo via Tobu Tojo Railway, the city of Kawagoe (pop. 351,000) is a former merchant town whose old quarter's architecture includes a number of centuries-old wooden buildings such as its iconic

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Experience Japan's ancient culture through cuisine in Nikko

The historic town of Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, is just two hours north of Tokyo, via Tobu Railways, from Tobu Asakusa Station to Tobu Nikko Station. While, Nikko is famous for its UNESCO World Heritage sites, "The Shrines and Temples of

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Hot-springs bathing big in Japanese culture - and here's where to enjoy it

Travel just two hours northwest of Tokyo to reach Takaragawa Onsen, one of the world's top 10 hot spring resorts, as well as the gorgeous and therapeutic natural mineral spas of Nikko and Kinugawa Onsen. Each is is surrounded by breathtaking natural

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Tokyo's exciting Shōgatsu (New Year's) celebrations

Shōgatsu (New Year's) in Tokyo used to be a time just for quiet reflection, but now celebrants have many more choices – from visiting a temple or shrine for the Hatsumode spiritual pilgrimage to partying at midnight with a countdown at Shibuya Crossi

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Central Japan's spectacular Tayakama Festival

The memorable Takayama Matsuri takes place twice a year – October 9-10 and April 14-15 in central Japan's ancient city Takayama. Considered among the country's three top and most beautiful festivals (the others being the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto and th

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Samba & wasabi in São Paulo's Little Tokyo

Brazil’s exciting, vibrant commercial capital isn’t just Latin America’s most populous metro area (not to mention the world’s sixth largest): São Paulo also boasts the curious distinction of being home to the world’s largest Japanese community outsid

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Making a Japanese paper lantern with a master craftsman

It was a rainy autumn day in Tokyo as my companions and I shuffled out of the Toei Chikatetsu metro line at Asakusa Station. Emerging onto the street level, we quickly opened and raised our large, red paper umbrellas, on loan from our escorts, and ma

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Japanese New Year's traditions

Before 1873, the Japanese New Year was based on the Chinese lunar calendar but following the Meiji Restoration Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar and it is now celebrated on January 1st. It is considered by most Japanese to be one of the most impor

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"To Japan With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur" is our Read of the Week

With contributions from Tripatini members including Ed Wetschler:
From crawling through Buddha's nose at Todaiji Temple to finding peace in Hiroshima, "To Japan with Love" takes readers along on an eclectic range of experiences, including horseback r

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Japanese Culture/Language 日本の文化と言語

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Rituals at Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, just north of Tokyo

Funazushi: the fermented predecessor of modern sushi

2 great Japanese evening "light-up" events in autumn 2021

Practicing Zen and Zazen north of Tokyo

Tochigi City's historic Uzuma River Andon Lantern Festival

Kawagoe's March-through-May festival celebrates the arrival of spring

From Where Word 'Japan' Came?

The supernatural - and Halloween - in Japan

Exploring kimono and geisha culture in Kyoto

This November's Autumn Festival in historic Tochigi

Kawagoe, a charming, historic 'little Edo' just north of Tokyo

Experience Japan's ancient culture through cuisine in Nikko

Hot-springs bathing big in Japanese culture - and here's where to enjoy it

Tokyo's exciting Shōgatsu (New Year's) celebrations

Central Japan's spectacular Tayakama Festival

Samba & wasabi in São Paulo's Little Tokyo

Making a Japanese paper lantern with a master craftsman

Japanese New Year's traditions

"To Japan With Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur" is our Read of the Week

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