Transportation JR East Passes to Change From April Peter Sidell Until now, the JR East Passes for the Tohoku area and Nagano-Niigata area have been available only for foreign visitors to Ja...
Activities 2021 Sakura Forecast Serena Ogawa Spring is coming and with it comes cherry blossoms! Find out when to see the lovely flowers in all their glory.
Planning Miyakojima Wins TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award Kim Each year, travel website TripAdvisor comes out with their list of Traveler's Choice Awards, which include a number of catego...
Culture Renovations at Hikawa Shrine Lynda Hogan Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine closed their function rooms and Musubi Cafe on August 2nd. Currently, they are tearing down the old bui...
Culture Demon Slayer at Saimyouji Temple Lynda Hogan LGBTQ+ friendly Saimyouji Temple on the outskirts of Kawagoe attracts new visitors with its Kimetsu no Yaiba "Demon Slayer" f...
Food Plant-based Whopper Released at Burger King Japan Kim As of December 11th, 2020, Burger King Japan have released a plant-based Whopper, albeit for a limited time and in limited qu...
Culture Haruki Murakami Library to Open at Waseda University in 2021 Paul McInnes Waseda University will open a brand new library in 2021. The Waseda International House of Literature (aka the Murakami Libra...
Transportation JR East Launches Welcome Pass 2020 Peter Sidell JR East has announced a new pass available to foreign passport holders, either visitors or residents in Japan. It will allow ...
Activities Tokyo Disneyland Opens Its Largest Expansion in Park’s History Ryo Hayashi The wait is over. On September 28th, Tokyo Disneyland will finally open their large-scale development that stretches across F...
