I waited an hour in line for Tokyo's famous soufflé pancakes and have zero regrets

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I waited an hour in line for the soufflé pancakes at Micasadeco & Cafe in Tokyo, and it was worth it.

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I thought this Tokyo museum would be a major tourist trap. It ended up being a highlight of my first trip to Japan.

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TeamLab Planets in Tokyo has become one of the most-visited museums in the world.

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I went to Japan during peak cherry blossom season and found an easy way to escape the crowds at popular tourist attractions

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Japan experienced record tourism in February 2026.

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I visited Japan for the first time. The trip was great, but I could've easily avoided these 5 mistakes.

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I went to Japan for the first time. The trip was amazing, but I made a few mistakes while planning.

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I've traveled beyond Japan's popular Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka route. There are 4 day trips I'd actually recommend.

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Alessa Hickman

I visited popular spots like Tokyo and Kyoto during my trip to Japan, but my favorite stop was a town I'd never heard of

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Author Jamie Davis Smith smiling next to blue waters
A highlight of my family's visit to Japan was going to Hakone, a town I had not heard of before this trip.

Jamie Davis Smith

My husband and I are empty nesters, celebrating our 25th anniversary. A trip to Japan was exactly what we needed to reconnect.

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Erika Ebsworth-Goold and her husband sitting in a Japanese restuarnat with food in front of them on the table
The author and her husband traveled to Japan as empty nesters.

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Why one of Asia's poorest countries grows Japan's cash

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Japan has long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. But when mitsumata started dying out, Japan frantically searched for alternatives to make yen.

See what Fukushima looks like 15 years after the nuclear disaster

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The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.
The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.

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We moved to Japan after nearly a decade of careful planning. Living here is still nothing like we expected.

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Man and woman at Ono Park
We spent eight years planning our dream move from New Zealand to Japan. No amount of research prepared me for the loss of my identity.

Kerri King

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