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Beyond Tokyo
Let’s hike to a dragon shrine and a killer waterfall!
If you’d like to see just how only-in-Japan trekking over the river and through the woods can be, look no further than the Haruna Shrine and Fukinoware Falls in Gunma Prefecture. It’s just a short bullet train ride from Tokyo and…read more
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The Thing I Learned Today
Haunted Household Goods of Japan
You know how I was telling you that once something reaches the ripe old age of a hundred, it acquires a soul? Well, souls can hold a grudge. And become possessed by the urge to get revenge for any slights that object’s owner may have committed against it. Which is how you can end up with…read more
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Why, Japan, Why?
Why is this the most Japanese lantern festival ever?
Is it that everyone waited with bouncy anticipation for the signal to be given, then let them fly at the same time? Was it the childrens’ wishes inscribed on each one as they rose to the heavens? Or was it that even after the fireworks started…read more
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly Japanagram newsletter, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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