Kubizuka: The Tokyo Shrine Where a Warrior's Head Still (Allegedly) Glowers
Tokyo's kubizuka shrines hold the severed heads of executed samurai, meant to calm vengeful spirits. Masakado'...
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Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo: Tokyo's coolest boutique brand heads to Hokkaido in 2027
Trunk(Hotel) Sapporo opens September 2027 as the Tokyo brand's first hotel outside the capital, with 89 rooms, a bath house spa and Sushi Saito.
Sleeper Magazine · 13 Sep 2026 · Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
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Elderly Men's Fatal Fight in Yakushima Shocks a Quiet Island Town
An 84-year-old man was arrested after a fatal early-morning assault on Yakushima, Kagoshima — a rare violent i...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Make shoyu chicken ramen at home: the 30-minute bowl that tastes like Tokyo
A shoyu chicken ramen recipe from NZ Herald Travel: a quick Japanese-style noodle bowl with jammy eggs, bok ch...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Five Sushi Bar Etiquette Mistakes American Tourists Keep Making
From wasabi-stirring to late arrivals, the five sushi bar etiquette rules American tourists break most — and h...
Unusual & Undiscovered Destinations
The Godzilla Rock of Utoro: Hokkaido's Monster-Shaped Sea Sculpture
A wind-carved sandstone formation in Utoro, Hokkaido looks uncannily like Godzilla — a quirky roadside stop on...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Road-Tripping Setouchi: Japan Beyond the Golden Route
Swap Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka for a Setouchi road trip: Okayama's canal towns, art islands, udon country and the remo...
Inspiration & Trip Ideas
Japan's Tokai craft masters team up with global designers at the V&A this September
Craft x Tech brings six Tokai craft collaborations — ceramics, washi, shibori, cloisonné — to London's V&A, 12...