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MORE: An SCMP travel series
Today’s travellers want more out of their trips. More purpose. More authenticity. More connection. They’re wary of the dangers posed by over-tourism. They’re less likely to follow algorithms, and more likely to champion sustainability. And in a world over-reliant on smartphones, the modern traveller wants to be in the moment. They want more — and the travel industry is adapting to meet that demand, as this series explores.
Updated: 20 Mar, 2026

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Video | Can a new kind of hotel save Japan’s dying towns?
One concept hotel in Shizuoka gives tourists a sense of living history by turning sites of closed businesses into guest lodging.
14 Mar, 2026

07:53
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Video | How a network of farms could be your next Japan adventure
Urbanites looking to experience rural life in Japan can get a dose of sustainability education through the decades-old international Wwoof program.
16 Nov, 2025

06:49
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Video | Japan’s overtourism problem could have an unlikely solution
Japan is looking to shake off the perception that it is too expensive for digital nomads as it weighs a potential boost to the economy.
19 Oct, 2025

06:13
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