Kyoto Imperial Palace is free with no booking. Opening hours by month, English tour times, the Sento Palace lottery and the ...

A Fukuoka travel guide: yatai rules, Hakata ramen shops, Ohori Park, Kushida Shrine, Dazaifu and Yanagawa day trips, plus ...

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Shinjuku sorted by station exit: city views from the 45th floor, Omoide Yokocho's yakitori counters and Shinjuku Gyoen's ...

Koenji Awa Odori dates for 2026 and 2027, the nine dance areas around Koenji Station, how the ren troupes work and the rules ...

Sapporo Snow Festival 2027 dates, TV Tower and Mount Moiwa prices, where to eat miso ramen and soup curry, plus Otaru and ...

One full day covers Kenroku-en, the castle, Omicho Market, Higashi Chaya and Nagamachi, which are all within about 20 minutes ...

The shamisen explained: where Japan's three-string lute came from, the three types, how the bachi is used and where to learn ...

Nishiki Market opening hours, the stalls worth queuing for, the rule on eating while walking, where to sit and how to avoid ...

Nijo Castle opening hours, ticket prices, the Honmaru Palace booking, the truth about the nightingale floors and a two-hour ...

Shinjuku, Shibuya, Tokyo Station, Asakusa, Roppongi, Ikebukuro or Shinagawa? Airport times, hotels by budget and the 2027 ...

What taiko drumming is, the drums used, how a jazz drummer turned it into a stage art in 1951, Kodo, and where to try taiko ...