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Japan Beyond Tokyo
The famous Japan loop – Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka – is famous for a reason. It's extraordinary. But Japan is the kind of country where every corner you don't reach on the first trip becomes the reason for the second one. Here are the places t...
Aug 22, 2026
Which Japanese City Has the Most Cherry Blossoms? The Sakura Capital Debate
The annual sakura season is one of the most famous recurring natural spectacles in the world. For two to three weeks each spring, Japan's cities, rivers, roads, and temple grounds disappear beneath a canopy of pale pink and white flowers. The questio...
Jul 30, 2026
Japan Has 14,125 Islands: Here Are the Most Famous Ones, And the Ones Worth Visiting
Japan consists of 14,125 islands, of which approximately 260–400 are inhabited. This number only recently changed due to advancements in surveying technology where the number increased from a 1987 Coast Guard report with a figure of 6,852 islands. ...
Jul 30, 2026
The World's Most Accessible Country for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers: Why Japan Leads
Japan is the most comprehensively designed country in the world for blind and visually impaired navigation. And, what makes this remarkable is that the infrastructure is not a recent accessibility retrofit but rather it is a systematically developed ...
Jul 14, 2026
