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A wall of traditional Japanese wooden screens with paper panels and a window revealing a woodsy exterior.

Stroll through Japan’s past at this architectural park in western Tokyo

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an experience both subtle and sublime, a park within a park. The museum has gathered more than two dozen structures, ranging from simple farmhouses to an industrialist’s mansion, and arranged them in a 17-acre compound inside Koganei Park in Koganei city.

The hamburger steak and ribeye combination from Sizzler in Japan.

Sizzler steakhouse is worth the journey to Tokyo’s waterfront

Sizzler, a spacious family restaurant with an amply supplied, all-you-can-eat salad bar, occupies a spot in a part of Odaiba called Aqua City, an entertainment destination popular with locals and foreigners alike.

The Kyoto Whopper is available for a limited time at select Burger King restaurantsin Japan.

Only in Japan: Burger King unveils saucy new Whopper named for historic Kyoto

The Kyoto Whopper introduces a well-seasoned beef patty atop a rice patty grown domestically and developed exclusively for the sandwich. Add zesty flavors, including Japanese ginger sauce with four types of dashi and Japanese spices, and you’ve got a limited-time item worth trying.

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Customers eat at a food stand inside Gwangjang Market in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 19, 2024.

Glimpse tradition, taste local food at Gwangjang Market in Seoul

Gwangjang Market offers a unique, traditional blend of local culture, street food and Korean craftsmanship. Despite the rapid modernization surrounding it, Gwangjang has remained a constant and thriving hot spot for locals and visitors who are eager to experience authentic Korea.

Matcha and red bean pancakes from Pepper Parlor in Tokyo's popular Shibuya ward.

Fuel up alongside a fleet of robots at Pepper Parlor in Tokyo

Patrons may order from, converse with and be entertained by a robot fleet that outnumbers its human handlers at Pepper Parlor, overlooking bustling Shibuya.

The view of Honolulu, Hawaii, is worth the strenuous hike up Diamond Head State Monument on the island of Oahu.

Get inspired by the climb up Oahu’s iconic Diamond Head

At Oahu’s popular and iconic Diamond Head State Monument, which spans more than 475 acres near the eastern edge of Waikiki, a steep hike and an amazing view await.

A driver drifts through a turn at Mobara Twin Circut during a Butcher Style Racing 88 event in Chiba, Japan, Sept. 7, 2024.

Get fast and furious at drifting and grip racing events near Tokyo

Butcher Style Racing 88 events brings people from many backgrounds together to experience and appreciate drifting and the car culture.

Grilled cheese and dill soup from Cafe RoJean in Tokyo's Setagaya ward.

Cozy cafe in Tokyo specializes in down-home American cooking

Using a whole cucumber as bait, a child tries his luck at catching a kappa at Kappabuchi Pool in Tono, Japan.

Win 10 million yen for catching a kappa, Japan’s most elusive mythical critter

Grab a stick, tie a cucumber to it and try to capture this mythical water-dwelling creature at Kappabuchi Pool in Tono, a city in Iwate prefecture.

The Bookshelf Theatre at Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa, Japan.

Explore Japanese culture from Kurosawa to anime at Kadokawa museum

The Kadokawa Cultural Museum, in Tokorozawa city north of Tokyo, fuses museums of art, anime and oddities with a huge, reader-friendly library.

Chorizo tacos from Crispy Pork Town, a taqueria in Seoul, South Korea.

Swing on down to Crispy Pork Town for the best tacos in South Korea

Delicious ingredients provide a flavorful harmony in every bite that is elevated by the base of every taco: the corn tortilla.

Tortilla chips and guacamole at Mesilla Kitchen in Okinawa city.

Mesilla Kitchen’s hefty portions bring big taste of New Mexico to Okinawa

Mesilla Kitchen near Gate 2 Street in Okinawa city does brisk business. The new restaurant with tasty Southwestern cuisine was packed with off-duty service members and American families.