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Should the Monk’s Mercedes Be Taxed?

Tourism Brings Crowds, Not Cash: Kyoto’s ¥1.5T ($10B) Debt

Ms O, Naturally Inspired in Japonica Publication

a woman with afro hair

a woman with afro hair

Embracing Change: How Japanese Culture Transformed My Identity

The journey inward begins when we step…

Hiro Taka in Japonica Publication

A Nation of 9 Million Vacant Houses

How Japan’s “new house supremacy” led to a problem— and a chance…

Joe Palermo in Japonica Publication

Japanese Middle School students sitting in the principal’s office.

Japanese Middle School students sitting in the principal’s office.

Let’s Play School!

A Japanese school is repurposed for tourists

Alvin T. in Japonica Publication

Why Enjoying Your Vacation in Tokyo Doesn’t Mean You Should Move to Japan

The Japan you experience on…

AliceNakae in Japonica Publication

A traditional Japanese wedding procession at Meiji Jingu.

A traditional Japanese wedding procession at Meiji Jingu.

How to See a Traditional Japanese Wedding in Tokyo

Without feeling like you’re intruding

Clairine Daphne Tjahjono in Japonica Publication

How to Get Japanese People to Talk to You

Three keys: off-seasons, off-times, and always look twice

Lisa Cunningham DeLauney in Japonica Publication

Photo of the author leaning on a fence on top of a verdant hill, overlooking a hazy blue bay with islands in Japan. It’s a hot, sunny day. She wears a white sleeveless top, brown linen trousers, and sunglasses. She is about 2 months pregnant but does not know it yet.

Photo of the author leaning on a fence on top of a verdant hill, overlooking a hazy blue bay with islands in Japan. It’s a hot, sunny day. She wears a white sleeveless top, brown linen trousers, and sunglasses. She is about 2 months pregnant but does not know it yet.

Japan as a Matchmaker

How a country helped make a family

The story of how my family and I fell…

Justsomethingg in Japonica Publication

A red torii gate floating in the middle of Lake Biwa.

A red torii gate floating in the middle of Lake Biwa.

Lake Biwa In Japanese Culture

Lake Biwa — The Mother Lake for all Shiga and Japanese citizens.

Miki Toyota in Japonica Publication

Japan Ranks Last in Optimism — But Is That the Whole Story?

A simple restaurant review that says so much