FIRST TIME IN JAPAN

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Maid cafés have been around since the early 2000s, but if it’s your first time, you may want to know what’s in store before heading over.

If you're not near pancakes right now, avoid these mouth-watering images at all cost.

Smoke-free sipping may not be Japan-standard just yet, but now you can at least enjoy your coffee in clean air at a few more non-Starbucks chains almost anywhere in the country!

Choose from large spas, private family baths, mixed-gender onsen and more!

Did you know that Kyoto’s actually a hot springs hotspot? We’ve put together a list of onsen you can drop into just for the day during your travels!

Deep in a snow-covered mountain valley nestled in the Japanese Alps, a natural hot spring bubbles out of the earth, enshrouded in curtains of thick steam.

The urban jungles of Tokyo and historic temples of Kyoto all look gorgeous in January.