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With high-speed rails replacing the stress of the airport experience, many new travelers are opting for these East Asia routes over flights.

The Japan Meteorological Corporation released the 2018 cherry blossom forecast recently, and there’s not much time left to book your flower-laden trip to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Some like adventure on their birthday, some luxury or travel, and others like to spend time with those they love – why not have it all?

From videos of fire-breathing pits in Turkmenistan to luxury trains from veteran travel writers, these are the articles you liked best in 2017.

For the whisky lover in the Land of the Rising Sun – be they fans of golf or hiking – Japan has a dram for every palate.

Heliskiing in the Himalayas or hitting some of the finest powder in Japan, these destinations will inspire skiers to strap on their GoPro and hit the slopes.

From private island paradises and luxury resorts to sacred mountains and wildlife sanctuaries, Remote Lands is proud to present the Dozen Dream Destinations for 2018.

They may sound unpleasant – Bloody Pond Hell, Cooking Pot Hell, Monster Mountain Hell – but Beppu’s pools of hell are worth a look.

When the seasons change in Japan, Tohoku – an oft-overlooked region of the Land of the Rising Sun, turns every autumnal hue imaginable

With Tokyo’s most popular fish market facing an uncertain future, there are plenty of fish markets around the country catering to different tastes.

Cole Pennington takes a piece of Japanese automotive history to the empty turnpike of Hakone near Japan’s Mount Fuji.

“I believe tourists are expecting the extraordinary experience of Japan,” says Gora Kadan’s Hiroto Takegaki. “Staying at a ryokan and having a kaiseki on the tatami floor meets that demand.”