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Latest volume in Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Series traces the pre-history of Nausicaa, with over 50 never-before-seen Hayao Miyazaki illustrations.

A rare chance to see this temple-within-a-temple that’s off the beaten tourist track.. Kyoto is one of Japan’s top travel destinations, and with good reason, as the city boasts the densest ...

The sugoroku trip around Ghibli Park is also an Easter egg hunt.. Ghibli Park does things a little differently than other theme parks. It focuses more on art and atmosphere than parades and rides, and ...

The first step is to apply online here through Metagen’s Chomusubi online registration system. Applicants must be aged between 18 and 65 and in good health. Those who pass the online evaluation stage ...

Inspiring individual makes a great impression on foreign tourists. Shibuya’s scramble crossing is a world-famous tourist site, and those who make the journey here to cross the road and gaze up at the ...

No, this complaint isn’t about foreigners who can’t sit seiza-style.It’s about tourists who cross, spread, or stretch their legs while sitting on trains, taking up more space than is necessary, all of ...

It’s hard to imagine legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki needing to be any more lauded than he already is.Over 95 percent of Japan’s population has watched one of his movies, people see uploading ...

Weekly. Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid; New unlimited-ride JR Japan rail pass is perfect for a laid-back trip in east and northeast Japan ...

It’s salmon vs. salmon as we taste-test 7-Eleven’s attempt to stem the tide of rampant combini onigiri price inflations.. Onigiri (rice balls) are one of the greatest things about Japanese convenience ...

We’re back in Kyoto Prefecture again, this time in the town of Fukuchiyama for what’s said to be the oldest hydrangea-famous temple in central Japan. Tanshu Hana Kanonji was in the year 720, and in ...

The new Ranma anime doesn’t share any of the visual staff of the original TV series, and while the characters are all instantly recognizable, they also look a fair bit different from how they used ...