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The izakaya of Tokyo\u2019s Ebisu, the red \u201ctorii\u201d tunnels of Kyoto, the Kenroku-en gardens of Kanazawa. Throughout, you\u2019ll be led by some of Japan\u2019s best and most in-the-know guides; helping you to sort your \u201cma\u201d from your \u201cwabi-sabi\u201d. You\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan \u2013 with its 3,000 tightly-packed islands \u2013 can easily exceed attempts to describe it. Some things you \u201cknow\u201d. Like high-tech sushi bars, the intricacies of teahouses, its love of baseball, its candy-coloured Edo castles. Other things are harder to unravel. 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