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5 best things to do in Japan now that borders are opening

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As Japan officially reopens to international travellers, we're rounding up the top places in Tokyo and Kyoto to help you reacquaint yourself with the Land of the Rising Sun. 

Designed to represent Japan’s emergence in the 1900s as a world power, the station’s brick exterior and high domes on the Marunouchi side communicate the stately history of a bygone era.

Tokyo Station

Watching live matches of Japan’s national sport in a sumo stadium is an exotic experience. Sumo and the Shinto religion share a long history, so ancient rituals and ceremonies play a major part in the matches.

Sumo wrestling

The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) encourages speaking to, playing with, and touching an astonishing array of simple and advanced robots.  

Tokyo robots

Senso-ji temple in Asakusa is Tokyo’s most ancient, most photographed and most famous. The temple was destroyed by bombing in World War II, and it was rebuilt to resemble how it existed centuries ago.

Senso-ji temple

Author: Greg GoodmacherProducer: Simone Kealy

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