Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.
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Japan’s natural hot springs are running low. Overtourism is to blame
One of those troubled towns is Ureshino. Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of ...
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This Underrated Japanese Town Is An Authentic, Mountainous, And Uncrowded Alternative To Tokyo
Escape Tokyo crowds by heading to an underrated mountain town rich in culture and history. Explore the quaint streets while ...
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The Japanese American National Museum Is a Site of Remembrance and Belonging
Located in the heart of LA’s Little Tokyo neighborhood, the museum embraces the Japanese-American experience in all its permutations, including aspects that other persecuted and marginalized ...
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Japan's Best Onsen Town Is A Cozy And Authentic Destination Surrounded By Mountains
This lesser-visited town in Japan is a dream destination featuring hot springs, rich history, and breathtaking scenery for an ...
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Deeper into Japan: Kyushu’s hot spring towns, seasonal feasts and gentle walks
KYUSHU, Japan – The little onsen town of Kannawa is an enchanted world ... through forests, on gentle mountain slopes and past rice fields, rivers and valleys. Walk Japan describes the tour ...
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Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World heritage site, a world-famous landmark and an icon of Japan. But it has also become a “trash mountain” overcrowded ... The snowy onsen town of Otaru has had ...
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Sundance film festival moving to Boulder, Colorado
Sundance, the highly influential U.S. film festival co-founded by Robert Redford, is moving to a new home in Colorado, organizers said Thursday. For the past four decades, Sundance has been held each ...
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Japan Is Now Home to the World’s Smallest Park
Most of us are used to visiting vast national parks, from Rocky Mountain to ... recently dubbed a Japanese park the smallest on Earth. It’s located in Nagaizumi Town, a central prefecture ...
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If you want to climb Mount Fuji, you’ll need a reservation, a safety test, and more money
"There is no other mountain in Japan that attracts that many people ... district started fining misbehaving tourists and the small town of Fujikawaguchiko – which offers a stunning view of ...
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The Spring 2025 Anime Preview Guide
Sword of the Demon Hunter is based on the Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho light novel series by author Moto'o Nakanishi and illustrator Tamaki. The anime series is streaming on HIDIVE on ...
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£20 fee launched to climb one of world's most famous mountain - 'too many tourists'
Another key measure to improve climber safety and preserve the mountain ... onsen town of Otaru has had to hire security personnel to handle overwhelming tourist numbers in winter. As Japan ...