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Japan Travel Reads

Travel Reads > Japan

• A quest for Fukuoka’s postmodern architecture [eastside]

• Yes, you should go to Nagasaki [Sam Holden]
“What makes the NYT travel pick such a special city.”

• ‘A place of darkness and light’: the uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise [The Guardian]
“Once host to a poisonous gas research facility, Okunoshima is now an Instagram-friendly tourist destination.”
The uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise

• Osaka, Japan, is “fine” by day, but absolutely *bonkers* at night [Brent and Michael Are Going Places]
“Our latest digital nomad destination is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But in a good way!”

• On Mount Fuji, summit udon is a lifesaver (archive) [The Washinton Post]
“Your reward for climbing Mount Fuji? A steaming bowl of udon and an unforgettable sunrise.”

• Touring the toilets of Tokyo [Carbon Upfront!]
“When it comes to the need to go, Japan is a very different world.”

• Our road trip in Japan: Searching for autumn colors in the mountains of Honshu [Brent and Michael Are Going Places]

• Takayama and the Japan I was looking for [Globe-Trotting Addicts]

• Every tree can be a Buddha [Kottke]
“The Chōishi-michi pilgrimage route is an amazing 12-mile trail that winds its way up through the forest from the Jison-in temple in the town of Kudoyama in the valley to the Danjo Garan temple in the town of Kōyasan in the mountains.”

• The Michinoku Coastal Trail… [Sam’s Yoga Letter]

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