Kanazawa, Japan
By Porter Lang Ninety-nine percent of all the gold leaf made in Japan comes from one city, and the number […]
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Yakushima, Japan
By Isla Quinn Nobody can tell you exactly how old JΕmon Sugi is, and that uncertainty is itself part of
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One Ten-Thousandth of a Millimetre: Reporting from Kanazawa’s Gold Beaters
By Porter Lang I tried to picture one ten-thousandth of a millimetre before I got to Kanazawa, and I couldn’t,
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A Tree Older Than the Pyramids, Maybe: Reporting from Yakushima
By Isla Quinn I want to be upfront about the uncertainty here, because it’s the actual story rather than a
Hokkaido: A 6-Day Winter Itinerary Beyond the Sapporo Snow Festival
Hokkaido, 6 days, winter Hokkaido gets a fraction of mainland Japan’s visitors despite having some of the best snow on
Kyoto Beyond the Crowds: A Temple Guide That Isn’t Fushimi Inari at Noon
Kyoto, 4β5 days Fushimi Inari’s thousand orange gates are worth seeing, but arriving at 6am rather than midday is the
The Japanese Alps and Takayama: Old Japan in the Mountains
Gifu & Nagano, 4β5 days Takayama’s old town preserves Edo-period merchant houses and sake breweries along streets that have changed
Okinawa: Japan’s Tropical Island Chain
Okinawa, 5β6 days Okinawa is culturally and geographically distinct from mainland Japan β a former independent kingdom (Ryukyu) with its