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Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri

Osaka · Sep 19 - Sep 20

Genuinely dangerous, absolutely thrilling. Four-ton wooden floats sprinted through narrow streets, with teams performing acrobatic turns at every corner.

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Takayama Autumn Festival

Takayama, Gifu · Oct 9 - Oct 10

One of the most beautiful festivals in Japan. Eleven lavishly decorated floats, mechanical karakuri puppet performances, and a stunning evening lantern procession.

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Takayama Autumn Festival

Takayama, Gifu · Oct 9 - Oct 10

One of the most beautiful festivals in Japan. Eleven lavishly decorated floats, mechanical karakuri puppet performances, and a stunning evening lantern procession.

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Three years in Japan and more train transfers than I can count. The guides here come from actually living it, not a two-week vacation.

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Hand-picked tours and activities worth your yen and your time.

1F, 15-3 Maruyamachō, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0044, Japan

Official Street Go-Kart in Shibuya

There's a version of Tokyo you only get to see from a go-kart, and this is it. Suit up in a costume, get a real intro to the car, and then it's straight into traffic past Shibuya Crossing, Harajuku, and whatever else your route hits that day.

★★★★★

4.9 (3881)

$103.00

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11-1 Sagatenryūji Kurumamichichō, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, 616-8373, Japan

Ultimate Kyoto Arashiyama Tour: Bamboo, Monkeys & Hidden Gardens

Everyone stops for the bamboo grove photo and calls it a day. This small-group walk goes further, into Tenryuji Temple, the quiet garden at Okochi Sanso, and the Monkey Forest, the parts of Arashiyama most visitors skip entirely.

★★★★★

5 (1732)

$58.14

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1-chōme-2-2 Aomi, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan

Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift III : Experience Ride JDM

This is the closest you'll get to Tokyo Drift without a stunt license. A guided night ride through Daikoku Parking Area in a real JDM legend, Skyline GT-R, Evo, take your pick, past Rainbow Bridge lit up over the bay. Pick a car, ask your driver anything, and just enjoy the ride.

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4.6 (348)

$159.50

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