COVID test required for Japan entry from March 19th
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MFA) announced this week that all passengers going to Japan must have a …
JR Bus, Keisei form new Narita Airport service, raise price
JR Bus Kanto announced back in December 2020 their plan to join forces with Keisei Bus for a new Narita …
Sapporo Snow Fest 2021 Moving Online
Like most big events in Japan these days, The Sapporo Snow Festival had been canceled for 2021 (except indoor exhibitions, …
The Change of Drinking on Shinkansen, COVID style.
It takes some getting used to in the COVID New Normal. For instance, purchasing alcohol going away from JR Shinkansen …
What is Mokushoku? (黙食)
Mokushoku (黙食/もくしょく) is eating in silence, or “Shut Up and Eat”. This news clip yesterday mentioned the phrase. Apparently a …
The Japan State of Emergency just got wider.
Japan Prime Minister Suga had announced yesterday the widening of areas under the State of Emergency for COVID-19. All Kansai …
Kintetsu Renew Hinotori Schedule
Kintetsu had announced the new schedule for Limited Express Hinotori, upgrading the service to hourly, effective from February 13th. The …
[Case Study] How to plan a 22-day trip? Part 1/N
A twenty-two day trip across Kyushu and Honshu. How should you plan it? In this series, we will look into how to organize the trip and make it a pleasant experience.
Would you buy a guidebook with this kind of writing?
You know, writing is hard. Writing a travel guidebook is probably even more so, mainly because you are writing information …
We have a YouTube Channel!
It’s been a while since we last talked. I wasn’t idle though, as I have just started our YouTube channel! …