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Northeast Asia

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Tokyo

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The landmark Hong Kong Palace Museum, Museum M+ and International Commerce Centre skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s Kowloon has become the city’s new centre of culture

Green space, multiple museums, places to eat. Here’s how to spend the day at West Kowloon Cultural District, the city’s newest artistic haven.

  • Carrie Hutchinson
Overcrowding in Kyoto.

Australians can be bad tourists in Japan. I was one of them

Australians are at risk of ruining Japan as a destination for ourselves and for everyone else.

  • Ben Groundwater
RecipeTin Eats’ take on Joy’s Korean triple-fried chicken.

The other KFC: How Korea created one of the world’s greatest fast foods

Korean chicken is an adaptation of classic American fried chicken, though with a unique cooking method that results in a shatter-crisp skin and juicy interior.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Viking ship the Yi Dun docked in Shanghai.

Asia’s imminent cruise boom is great news for Aussies

Asia tantalises with long coastlines, culture-dense cities and fabulous archipelagos. Now the cruise focus has finally turned towards this under-cruised continent.

  • Brian Johnston
I did not expect Tokyo’s Haneda airport to offer the worst airport experience I’ve had for a long time.

A Tokyo airport delivered my worst travel experience in a long time

The Japanese have traditionally been known for their organisation and politeness. How could it go so wrong?

  • Lee Tulloch
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The National Palace Museum – the largest collection of Chinese art. And excellent museum shops.

The world’s biggest collection of Chinese cultural objects isn’t in China

The collection spans a wide range of art forms and thousands of years of history. Every exhibit is a wonder.

  • Brian Johnston
Things have changed when it comes to payment methods in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Thank COVID for making one aspect of travelling in Japan much easier

Until recently Japan was still a very much cash-only society, where even restaurant bills of hundreds of dollars would have to be settled with cold, hard currency.

  • Ben Groundwater
The Tokyo Toilet project has taken the design of public toilets to a whole other level.

Japan’s toilets are amazing, but Tokyo’s public loos are next level

Public bathrooms aren’t usually stars of travel itineraries, but The Tokyo Toilet scheme’s facilities deserve to be.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The terrace.

A relaxed haven in the heart of Tokyo’s most vibrant neighbourhood

When you imagine what Tokyo is like, there’s a good chance you’re thinking of this location. This new hotel offers respite from the hustle and bustle.

  • Craig Platt
New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido.

This cramped, daggy airport is my new favourite

This isn’t a flashy, modern airport, and it doesn’t have many exciting facilities, but I love New Chitose with all of my stomach and heart.

  • Ben Groundwater

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