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Seven Baths Before Bed: A Day in Kinosaki Onsen
An onsen town where the dress code is a yukata and the itinerary is seven public baths — how to onsen-hop in Kinosaki, plus the lantern-lit night walk everyone talks about.
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The Tide, the Deer, and the Floating Torii: One Day on Miyajima
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Postcard Towns: Walking the Nakasendo from Magome to Tsumago
An 8 km walk through cedar forest and two restored post towns — the steep start, water wheels, goheimochi, and why you should begin in Magome.
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A Night with the Monks: Temple Lodging on Mount Kōya
What it's really like to sleep in a 1,200-year-old temple on Mount Kōya — evening prayers, shōjin ryori, and a dawn walk through Okunoin's lantern-lit cemetery.
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Seven Bridges, Six Islands: Two Days on the Shimanami Kaido
Cycling the 70 km Shimanami Kaido from Onomichi to Imabari: bridge tolls, an e-bike upgrade, lemon farms on Omishima, and a night in Setoda.
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Six Hundred Stone Steps to a Waterfall: Rain on the Kumano Kodo
Daimon-zaka under a mountain downpour, Japan's tallest waterfall, and a ryokan dinner that made the mud worth it — two days on the Kii Peninsula.
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Matcha, Mist, and the Morning Bell: Five Hours in Uji
Why Uji deserves a full morning, not a day-trip pit stop: Byōdō-in before the crowds, stone-milled matcha, and a riverside walk that beats any Kyoto itinerary.
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