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Pop Culture Pilgrim

You're here for the fandom: the shops, the screens, the characters you grew up with.

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Cities this archetype tends to love

  • Chichibu

    kanto

    A mountain basin with limestone gorges, a 34-temple pilgrimage route, and Japan's most dazzling winter fireworks.

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  • Uji

    kansai

    The world capital of matcha tea, with the UNESCO-listed Byodoin Phoenix Hall rising from a lotus pond.

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  • Hakone

    kanto

    A volcanic mountain resort within sight of Mt. Fuji, with excellent onsen, an open-air museum, and a famous ropeway.

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  • Osaka

    kansai

    Japan's food capital and most exuberant city - a working-class energy that takes eating very seriously.

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  • Nagoya

    chubu

    Japan's fourth-largest city, a manufacturing powerhouse with a magnificent castle, unique food culture, and the Toyota Museum.

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  • Tottori

    chugoku

    Home to Japan's only large sand dunes, a dramatic Sanin coastline, and enthusiastic Conan manga tourism.

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