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Beautiful blossoms everywhere during Japan’s rainy season

We’ve finally headed into rainy season, aka “tsuyu” in Japanese, where not only is it raining a lot, but the heat and humidity might also be making you sweat buckets.

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VIDEO: Visit shrines in memory of Russo-Japanese War heroes Nogi, Togo in Tokyo

You can trace the footprints of the two most well-known Japanese war heroes at unique Shinto shrines in Tokyo named after the war heroes, Togo Jinga and Nogi Jinja.

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A beginner’s guide to cycling in Tokyo

From buying and registering a bike to key rules of the road.

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Yamanashi: The wine country of Japan

From Western tradition to local production.


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Get published in this year’s Stars and Stripes Destination Paradise magazine

It’s time to book your flights and pack your bags to go on your next adventure! We know you love to travel as much as we do and being stationed in the Pacific provides great access to all the beautiful countries you never imagined you’d get to see.

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Share your ink in Pacific Tattoo magazine

Stars and Stripes wants to feature your tattoos and the stories behind them in our next Pacific Tattoo magazine!


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Taste of Japan: Sample succulent tonkatsu pork cutlet in Tokyo’s Oimachi District

Oimachi is an important transit hub town in the south side of Tokyo’s city center on the way to Haneda, Odaiba and Ariake.

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Umbrellas up as mainland Japan enters muggy, wet tsuyu rain season

Are you ready to fend off 40 days of crying skies with an umbrella and raincoat? Ready or not, the rain season in Japan has already started.

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Tokyo’s best Filipino restaurants

The best Filipino spots to dine in Tokyo.

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Fuji Rock Week 2025 to be held Jun. 13-27: A taste of the iconic Fuji Rock Festival in Tokyo

If you can’t make it to the mountains of Niigata this summer for the Fuji Rock Festival, this might just be the next best thing. For two weeks in June, Japan’s capital will transform into a little slice of Naeba with the return of FUJI ROCK WEEK at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu.

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Prada Beauty Summer Picnic 2025 to be held on Jun. 20-22

From June 20th to 22nd, 2025, Prada Beauty invites guests to a stylish seasonal event in the heart of Tokyo. Held at Prada Beauty Tokyo in Omotesando, the brand’s first experiential event—Prada Beauty Summer Picnic—is promising a fashion-forward escape inspired by the warmer months.

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Fun in Hokkaido, Japan: Day trip to Otaru

Fellow Stripes Japan writer Takahiro Takiguchi recommended I visit Otaru while I was around Sapporo.

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VIDEO: On Japan’s Kanto Plain, Ofuna Town home to majestic Kannon statue, stunning botanical garden

Revel in the quaint and quiet streets of Ofuna Town, a 45-minute drive away from Camp Zama and NAF Atsugi, for a laid-back day of exploring.

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