Safe travel updates, trip planning tips and the Japanese art of 'connectedness'
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Travel might be focused more on bucket lists and dream itineraries at the moment, but we’re still here bringing you updates on what the latest is now in Japan, some helpful tips and inspiration if you’re planning to travel later, as well as our Postcards from Japan, where we catch a glimpse of life in Japan from locals, and get inspired by July’s word of the month, KIZUNA.
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Tohoku local Clarissa Combe

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Japan is full of fresh ways of looking at life...
...and many are rooted in difficult to translate concepts.
In July, as more and more of us were finally able to see our loved ones again, we decided to look at the word KIZUNA / 絆.
KIZUNA is usually translated as something like 'connectedness' but we sat down with some Japanese locals to hear their inspiring stories and find out what we can learn from it.
Some things we discovered along the way:

1) Making traditional fans is an absolute art form, with a total of 21 intricate steps 🥵

2) A coastal hike can help heal the emotional wounds of an entire region 🏞️

3) If your drab-looking face mask is getting you down - ask a Tokyo drag queen! 😷


Read on below for more
Bending bamboo, sunsets on Mt Fuji and treating your colleagues like your relatives
with traditional 'uchiwa' fan maker, Ota Mitsue
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Coastal beauty, local community and the philosophy of hiking 
with Kumi Aizawa, co-creator of the new Michinoku Coastal Trail
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Drag in Tokyo, revolutionising PPE and the importance of chosen family
with Tokyo-based drag queen, Temanda
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