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★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture

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Customs, etiquette, traditions, and cultural insights to help you get the most out of your trip to Japan.

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A person walking under a clear vinyl umbrella on a rainy traditional street in Japan

Japan Rainy Season Guide: Umbrella Etiquette Every Traveler Should Know

A "Hiyashi Chuka Hajimemashita" poster taped to the window of a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, with food display samples in the glass showcase

"Hiyashi Chuka Hajimemashita": The Tiny Sign That Tells Japan Summer Has Begun

Yanesen highlights collage — Yanaka Ginza at dusk, Kayaba Coffee's wooden facade, a bustling shopping street, tree-lined Yanaka Cemetery, and Nezu Shrine's gate

The Yanesen Walking Guide: Slow Down in Tokyo's Most Charming Old-Town Neighborhood

Asakusa Sanja Matsuri — Nakamise-dori Street

Sanja Matsuri 2026: Your Guide to Tokyo’s Most Energetic Mikoshi Festival in Asakusa

Countless coins littering the bottom of a spring pond at Oshino Hakkai, a UNESCO World Heritage site

Please Don't Throw Coins in the Pond — It's Not a Wishing Well

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