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Meiji Jingu has no fixed opening hours — its gates track sunrise and sunset, shifting by up to 2.5 hours across the year (August 2026: 5:00–18:00). The famous sake barrels are empty, the wine barrels are a French tribute to an emperor's taste, the great torii is a 13-ton second generation, and the inner garden costs ¥500. The full forest, from the shrine's own pages.

Tokyo's oldest temple closes its main hall at 17:00 — not the 18:30 many guides claim — then lights its pagoda and gates until about 11 p.m. The Kaminarimon lantern weighs about 700kg, the goshuin desk isn't in the main hall, and the famously plentiful 'bad luck' fortunes are, per the temple itself, the ancient deck unchanged. From official sources.

teamLab Borderless left Odaiba years ago — it's now a permanent museum under Azabudai Hills, with dynamic pricing (¥3,600–¥5,600 for adults), same-day tickets that cost ¥200 extra at the door, and closures on specific Tuesdays only. And no, you don't walk through water — that's Planets. Every rule from teamLab's own pages.

Tokyo DisneySea's Frozen-Rapunzel-Peter Pan land opened in 2024 behind a notorious entry-pass system — and that system is gone. The current official FAQ says it plainly: anyone in the park can walk in, every attraction takes the regular line. Here's how the area actually works in 2026: the four rides, the paid-skip reality, the hotel-gate privileges and the Mobile Order restaurants.

Kamakura packs a 750-year-old bronze Buddha (¥300, plus ¥50 to climb inside), a 2,000-stalk bamboo garden with ¥600 matcha, a money-washing shrine and a beach into one day trip — and almost every English guide quotes prices one or two revisions old. Here's the current official sheet, the ¥800 Enoden day pass, and what the 'no eating while walking' rule really says.

Tokyo's bay comes in every budget: futuristic water buses from ¥600, the Symphony's white-tablecloth dinner cruises from ¥15,000 under Rainbow Bridge, and yakatabune party boats. Also, two things most guides haven't noticed: the Mizube Line water bus has been suspended all year, and the famous red Atakemaru's website has gone dark. The 2026 state of the bay, from official sources.

Twenty-six minutes from Ikebukuro sits a town that kept the Edo skyline Tokyo burned away: clay-walled warehouse streets, a 16-meter bell tower that still rings four times a day, a candy alley, and a shrine strung with two thousand wind chimes each summer. Here's the day trip by official sources — including the discount passes that actually still exist in 2026.

USJ is a park of systems — timed Nintendo World entry, Express Pass tiers, gates that open before the published hour. This hub links Honto's USJ guides into one plan, plus how the park fits an Osaka leg of a Japan trip.

Tokyo Disney rewards homework: variable ticket prices, tiered hotels with early entry, and a vacation package that's a guarantee, not a discount. This hub sequences Honto's five Disney guides into one planning path, plus the two dated 2026 changes to know.

Japan is the Pokémon motherland and 2026 is its biggest year yet: PokéPark Kanto is open and the Mega Tokyo flagship returns August 24. This hub connects every Honto Pokémon guide — Centers, merchandise, cards, the online store, themed cafés and the second-hand treasure hunt.

Tokyo has two baseball worlds: the Giants' indoor cathedral at Tokyo Dome — fully cashless, outfield seats from ¥2,300 — and the Swallows' open-air Jingu Stadium, which turns 100 this October and still takes cash. Here's how to actually buy tickets on the official systems, what they cost, and why umbrellas fly when Yakult scores.

You can taste your way through Japan's national drink without leaving Tokyo — starting at the industry association's own tasting center, where 50 bottles pour from ¥100 a cup. Here's the full circuit from official pages: the Tokyo Station standing bars, a working micro-brewery in Minato, the ¥700 mountain kura tour — and the new Yaesu tasting bar opening September 10.