Every year, Mt. Mikasayama in has been set ablaze in a long deeply set Japanese tradition. This mountain was once a volcano, but is no longer active. The burning of this mountain may be experienced at the Nara Yamayaki festival, which is held each year to celebrate the new year on the fourth Saturday in […]

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In the article I read, I have discovered that tours that step away from the norm of tourism in Japan exist. While visiting Tokyo and Kyoto and the like remain on my list of places to visit, no matter where I might travel, I always want to see a less “tourist-y” side of a country. […]

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Akihabara is the common name for the area around the Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan. It once served as a way between Edo and northwest Japan and was home to many craftsmen, tradesmen, and low class samurai. Nowadays, it is known as Tokyo’s famed electronics sector full of lovers of manga, anime, […]

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