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Local flavour on Kyoto’s Kiyamachi street
08 May 2012
Kiyamachi, Kyoto’s biggest nightlife strip, is a one kilometre stretch running parallel to the central Kamo River between two main...
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Travel in Japan one year after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
12 March 2012
One year after Japan’s heartbreaking triple-disaster, the country still has a lot more reconstruction ahead of it and some psychological...
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Kyoto’s coffee culture
06 March 2012
In a city known for tea and temples, Kyoto is also home to a surprisingly vibrant coffee scene. Owner-run cafes...
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Sakura season in Kyoto
06 March 2012
With Zen gardens, bamboo groves, Buddhist temples and geisha shuffling along cobbled laneways, Kyoto seems to be lifted straight from...
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Kyoto on a budget
02 March 2012
Despite the recent strength of the yen, Kyoto is a bargain compared to cities like London, Paris, New York or...
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Kōyō: Japan’s autumn explosion of colour
15 August 2011
Literally translated as ‘red leaves,’ kōyō is to autumn what cherry blossoms are to spring in Japan. Both natural events...
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Top 10 iconic travel experiences
05 August 2011
Yoga in India, cooking in Vietnam – in this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we find those 10...
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The best of Japan
09 March 2011
Japan packs a wallop of cultural wealth, natural beauty and modern oddities into its compact geography – so you...
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Ask Lonely Planet: Where to holiday after a medical procedure
09 March 2011
Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the March 2011 issue of Lonely...
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Japanese noodles for beginners
20 September 2010
This is an excerpt from the Eating chapter of Lonely Planet’s Tokyo guide.It’s hard to imagine how Tokyo could function...
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Capsule Ryokan: a new Japanese original in the old capital
15 September 2010
Japan is famous for putting odd things together. No one here bats an eye at shops advertising ‘Coffee & Curry’...
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Kaiseki-ryōri: Japanese haute cuisine
19 August 2010
Sushi has come a long way from its street-snack origins back in the early 1800s; in 2009, a couple of...
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Kyoto's living art of the geisha
12 July 2010
Catching a glimpse of a geisha scurrying to an appointment in the narrow streets of Kyoto’s Gion entertainment district is...
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Don't miss...cycling around Kyoto
24 March 2010
In this extract from the Lonely Planet guide Discover Japan, Taga Kazuo, founder of Kyoto Cycling Tour Project and author,...
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Cherry blossom season
01 March 2010
Springtime in Japan and the country watches and waits for the first sakura (cherry) trees to burst into bloom. Starting...
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5 things you didn't think to pack for Japan
15 February 2010
There are some things that are obvious choices from your trip to Japan. Extra memory card to capture all those...
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World's best traditions
16 December 2009
Think Christmas traditions are special? What about these?High tea, The Ritz, London,...
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