SHOPPING

These gorgeous hairpins will have you ready to turn heads and defeat foes.

Easily accessible from Tokyo and home to luxury resorts, shops and restaurants, Karuizawa is a gorgeous year-round getaway. But autumn is when the town shows its true colors!

Oharai-machi and Okage-yokocho are two fantastic places that transport you back in time along the bustling shopping streets of Ise Grand Shrine.

Tokyo’s great, but it’s nice to get away from time to time. Fortunately, from the capital, the short-trip traveler has access to some great weekend-away spots. We've selected some of the classics, and assess their travel budgets.

Rain or shine, this is the perfect umbrella for whatever the weather.

Why spend time painting your nails when you can just throw on these stockings that have pre-painted on designs for your toes!

Visiting Tokyo during the rainy season? Have your plans for the following day been cancelled due to rain? Not to worry! Check out a list of indoors activities and experiences that will make you forget the dark clouds!

You can purchase one (or all) of these six practical travel items, each for less than a buck!