Shopping Consumption Tax Changes for Tourists Coming? Kim Bergström Starting as early as the 2026 financial year, Japan is looking to shift to a refund-based tax exemption model for travelers, ...
Planning Fukuoka Named a Top Detour Destination in 2025 Kim Bergström A "detour destination" refers to an additional location added to a primary travel itinerary to enhance the overall trip, and ...
Planning Ginzan Onsen Caps Visitor Numbers This Winter Kim Bergström In efforts to try and keep the charm of the town intact, Ginzan Onsen will implement visitor number caps at certain times of ...
Planning "Forest Architecture" Taking Shape at Expo 2025 Osaka Kim Bergström As Expo 2025 Osaka approaches, Takenaka Corporation’s innovative “Forest Architecture” project is taking shape.
Transportation Kumamoto Says Sayonara to IC Cards Kim Bergström A number of bus and train operators in Kumamoto Prefecture have ceased accepting IC cards for fare payment as of November 16t...
Planning Nikko Featured on Fodor's Go List 2025 Kim Bergström It's the time of year where various travel publications distribute their lists of places to visit in the coming twelve months...
Food Tokyo Takes 2nd Place on Top Coffee Cities List Kim Bergström Tokyo recently received second place honors on Food & Wine's 10 Top Cities for Coffee list, beaten out only by Copenhagen in ...
Accommodation Airbnb’s Top Snowy Stays in Japan Kim Bergström To help travelers make the most of the season, the team at Airbnb has compiled a list of standout winter accommodation spots ...
Planning Naha is One of Booking.com's 2025 Trending Destinations Kim Bergström Okinawa's capital of Naha was recently named on Booking.com's trending travel destinations for 2025, which looked at some of ...
Planning Kanazawa Makes Nat Geo's Best of the World 2025 List Kim Bergström National Geographic recently released their Best of the World 2025 compilation covering some of the top travel destinations t...
