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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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VIDEO: Enjoy Yokohama seaside attractions with ride on driverless monorail

The Kanazawa district of Yokohama City, 10 miles north of Yokosuka Naval Base, was once known as a popular sightseeing area made up of scenic shorelines and mountains, along with majestic Buddhist temples and the library of a samurai lord.

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Exploring Japan: Yamaguchi’s Ogori Cultural Museum and Jippotei Ishinkan

The Ogori Cultural Museum and Jippotei Ishinkan are among Yamaguchi’s cultural assets, small, but playing important parts in cementing and conveying Yamuguchi’s place in Japan’s history.

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Sento Architect Kentaro Imai and the art of Japanese bathing spaces

A cold, un-spring-like March day in Tokyo. Fingers numbly flick across a smartphone screen, navigating the way to a tucked-away building in a residential district.

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Discover Kyoto’s family-friendly stay at The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Umekoji

A Kyoto hotel that makes traveling with kids easier (and more fun!)

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Riding a bicycle in Japan? Stricter fines crack down on cellphone use, intoxicated cycling

At the end of 2024, Japan’s biking laws were revised and penalties for lawbreakers were strengthened as officials aimed to make roads and sidewalks safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Surviving Summer in Japan: Food, Festivals, and Ways to Beat the Heat

Japan’s humid subtropical climate can make summer feel unbearable for those unaccustomed to it.

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VIDEO: Giant symbol clock of Tokyo’s Italian district takes you into Ghibli world

If you are a Studio Ghibli fan, Nittele Odokei (NTV Big Clock) is a must-see attraction in Tokyo.Just outside the Toei Oedo Line’s Shiodome Station stands the majestic Cuckoo clock designed by famed Japanese animator and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

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Hida Mori no Megumi in Gifu, Japan: A hub for medicinal herbs

Hida Furukawa has a long-standing reputation as a hub for medicinal herbs. Perhaps it’s the fact that the Hida area is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is deeply connected to the environment that this fascination with medicinal herbs exists and continues with great enthusiasm today.

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Onomichi Travel Guide: Discover a historic port city in Hiroshima

Once a pirate haunt, the port town of Onomichi in the Inland Sea still houses an intriguing array of temples, and a surprising number of cats and cat lovers. Stephen Mansfield goes exploring.

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Driving on the Okinawa Expressway

Okinawa Jidoshado, or the Okinawa Expressway, runs from south to north for 57.3 kilometers connecting Naha City and Nago City.

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VIDEO: Kagurazaka-Trendy Tokyo shopping, dining district filled with French, Edo vibes 

Located in the center of Tokyo and a short 20-minute train ride from Hardy Barracks, Kagurazaka is a fashionable shopping and dining district where traditional Japanese and elegant French feels coexist.

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