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December 07, 2025

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Greg Goodmacher

Dragons feature prominently in Japanese folklore, though tracing their physical steps through the countryside requires some rural excursions.

LIFE / Travel

Nov 29, 2025

Chasing dragons across the temples of Nara

In two rural prefectures, dragon myths — and a cave that purports to host some — make for a unique way to explore the Japanese countryside.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Yumi Matsutoya began her decades-long career under her maiden name, Yumi Arai, but Japanese fans might know her better as “Yuming.”

Yumi Matsutoya’s human touch in an AI age

By Patrick St. Michel

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