Fukushima Hotels Now Half Price Aya Sakaguchi Utilizing the catchphrase "Where good fortune blooms" (福が満開!福のしま), premium travel tickets are being sold to help int...
Short Tours for Layover Passengers Claire Rieuneau Short Tours for layover passengers at Narita Airport since March 2015
Free Wi-Fi Now on Tohoku Shinkansen Claire Rieuneau Since May 1, Japan Railways offers free Wi-Fi to its customers on Tohoku Shinkansen. Free-Wifi service is also available in a...
Food Discover All Japan in Tokyo Claire Rieuneau Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosts the very first “Local Specialties Fair” in Tokyo until May 31st, 2015.
Tokyo's Bridgestone Museum to Close Peter Sidell From May 18 2015, the Bridgestone Museum of Art in Tokyo's Kyobashi district will close for a renovation lasting several years.
Maglev Train Hits New 603kph Speed Record Tom Roseveare The MLX-01 bullet train set a new speed record of 603kph (374.69mph) on April 21st during renewed testing in Tsuru, Yamanashi...
Activities Hakodate Illumination Mandy Bartok Hakodate lights up its dark winter nights with a series of illuminations in various city neighborhoods.
Thai Airways Intern Partnership Mandy Bartok In 2015, Japan Travel and Thai Airways partnered together to send two lucky Thai photojournalists on a two-week adventure aro...
Aomori "Seagull Shrine" Burned Down Justin Velgus On November 5th around 4:20am, there was a fire at Kabushima Shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The blaze razed the main...
Kinoshita Circus Special Event Jennifer Nakajima Kinoshita Circus is one of the most popular circuses in Japan. The circus now touring all over the land of the rising sun and...