Sanrio Rooms Coming to Tokyo Dome Hotel Kim Bergström Tokyo Dome Hotel will be operating two new themed rooms Sanrio-themed rooms (My Melody and Kuromi) which will be available fo...
Food Starbucks to Release New Watermelon Frappuccino Kim Bergström Watermelons in Japan are more than just a delicious fruit – they're a sign of summer, and their refreshing taste helps combat...
Culture Japan's First Casino Julian Kloby Gambling in Japan has been considered illegal since the passing of the Penal Code in 1907. This banned several forms of gambl...
Planning Japan Dropping COVID Entry Requirements This May Kim Bergström Good news – the Japanese government is scrapping COVID vaccine or negative PCR test entry requirements as of May 8th, 2023.
Japan Makes Global Hotel Alliance's 2024 Destinations List Kim Bergström The Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) recently surveyed their Discovery loyalty program members on where they're dreaming of visiti...
Hokkaido Named on Best of Travel 2024 List Kim Bergström Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, has numerous great reasons to visit. It looks like more people are set to enjoy the b...
Accommodation Results of the World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 Kim Bergström The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 list helps to determine some of the top players in the industry, and three Japanese-based acc...
Planning Kyoto, Tokyo & Osaka Make Favorite Cities in the World List Kim Bergström Recently, Travel + Leisure magazine published their Readers' 25 Favorite Cities in the World of 2023 list, with Kyoto, Tokyo,...
Transportation Any Wear, Anywhere: Clothing Rental to Travelers Kim Bergström Japan Airlines (JAL) are doing their part to assist sustainable travel with a unique initiative called Any Wear, Anywhere, wh...
Transportation Two Japanese Airlines Make Skytrax's Top 10 Kim Bergström Two Japan-based airlines have made the Skytrax World's Best Airlines of 2023 Top 10 – All Nippon Airways (ANA) came in at num...