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An adrenaline-pumping bullet-train ride to a place of deep calm.

The sheer level of energy is the most striking aspect of Japan's capital city. Tokyo is a place where the urgent rhythms of consumer culture collide with the quieter moments that linger from older traditions. It's hectic madness leavened by the most Zenic of calms. Read more below
Great Buddha of Kamakura: built 1252, almost washed away by tidal wave, 1495

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The sheer level of energy is the most striking aspect of Japan's capital city. Tokyo is a place where the urgent rhythms of consumer culture collide with the quieter moments that linger from older traditions. It's hectic madness leavened by the most Zenic of calms.

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Tried & tested: British Columbia

Tried & tested: British Columbia

Discover whale-watching, bear spotting and extreme mountain-biking with the Winter Olympics hosts

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