TRAVEL NEWS FROM THE JAPAN TIMES
Slowly but surely, Osaka emerges from Kyoto’s fine-dining shadow
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Scams, taxes and tariffs: It’s that time of year.
‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care
Stories from behind the bar at Shinjuku’s Golden Gai
Toyama’s finest seafood underpins Ebitei Bekkan’s return to greatness
A French shepherd’s pie that’s Japanese on the inside
Aboard Japan’s most luxurious train, the journey is the destination
Not even Japan is safe from counterfeit luxury goods
Brats, rebels and rascals: Finding the right word for mischievous kids
Japan struggles to fend off a world without enough matcha
Cold with a chance of kimchi meatballs
Bear skulls and pit dwellings: Hokkaido aims to sell ancient history
Shimane and Tottori to bewitch tourists with supernatural charms
Attempting the classics: Deciphering impermanence in ‘Hojoki’