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5 reasons to stay at a hanok while traveling in Korea

5 reasons to stay at a hanok while traveling in Korea

With an environmentally friendly design that's in tune with nature, traditional Korean houses are the new trend in accommodations
Japan's new reality show a picture-perfect trip

Japan's new reality show a picture-perfect trip

Modern art finds a stunning space-age home in a new tourist draw just outside Tokyo
Tokyo's stunning palace for the printed word

Tokyo's stunning palace for the printed word

The slick new Daikanyama T-Site complex celebrates all things analog
Koban unwrapped: Tokyo’s colorful police boxes

Koban unwrapped: Tokyo’s colorful police boxes

Law and order have never looked so appealing as these little gems of quirky architecture
Book your ticket for the Tokyo Skytree

Book your ticket for the Tokyo Skytree

Group reservations open already, but you’ll have to wait until next summer to start climbing
Beyond the temples: Touring arty Japan

Beyond the temples: Touring arty Japan

Design, architecture and galleries -- there’s so much more than the ancient side to Nippon
Eye in the sky: Climbing the new Tokyo Skytree

Eye in the sky: Climbing the new Tokyo Skytree

We join the first Western media group to scale the world’s tallest tower
Snakes vanquished, Tokyo's newest garden chill-out zone rocks the suburbs

Snakes vanquished, Tokyo's newest garden chill-out zone rocks the suburbs

Yabology in the western suburb of Kunitachi is a collective-built garden, café and live spot in one
Building a designer beach home in Japan

Building a designer beach home in Japan

How one Tokyo couple is creating a perfect weekend getaway on the Chiba coast

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