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Everything You Need to Know About the Japan Explorer Pass

Mar 23, 2025
BY Natalie Burnes

Japan has several passes to make domestic travel easier when traversing the country, the most familiar being the regional rail passes connecting many to the various cities in Japan. However, if you fly with JAL (Japan Airlines) you may get the chance to have all of […]

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Charming Small Towns in Honshu

Mar 8, 2025
BY Maddy Vandelden

As the largest island in Japan, Honshu offers so many small towns to be explored! Tokyo often steals the spotlight when it comes to visiting Japan; however, there are numerous small towns scattered across Honshu, each offering its own unique allure. Whether you’re drawn to ancient […]

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Four Destinations To Make You Rethink Your Kansai Travel Plans

Feb 12, 2025
BY Bea Paterson Achenbach

When planning a trip to Japan the Kansai region, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara are the first destinations that come to mind. They are, of course, famous for a reason. Kyoto's beautiful history and exquisite architecture transport you back to the Edo period, the bowing Deer of […]

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8 Top Tips for an Amazing 2025 Journey to Japan

Jan 28, 2025
BY Clairine Daphne

Japan has infamously been experiencing overtourism as of late, but even with policies like higher prices for foreign tourists, it seems that visitor numbers won’t go down anytime soon. And why would they? With a weak yen and the consistently high numbers of people just plain […]

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SHINKANSEN (BULLET TRAIN) GUIDE: ENJOY JAPANESE OMOTENASHI CULTURE

Jan 20, 2025
BY Chisato Takahashi

Do you have trains or bullet trains (Shinkansen) in your country? I live in Lithuania now, and I recently discovered that a train has recently opened from the capital of Vilnius to the neighboring country of Riga, Latvia. The distance is approximately 263km, and the travel […]

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FIRST TIME IN NAGOYA: WHY NAGOYA DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION!

Dec 21, 2024
BY Chisato Takahashi

Have you ever heard of a place called Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture? If not, no worries. You’re already in luck for stumbling across this blog. In my opinion, Nagoya is like “The Beast Player Erin,” a super underrated but absolutely wonderful anime. While it might not […]

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A Travellers Best Friend: Japan’s Regional Rail Pass

Oct 2, 2024
BY Mythi Tran

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the Japan Rail Pass. You have probably heard that after the price increase, JR passes are much less affordable than they used to be. However, Have you ever heard about the regional ones? If you're planning a trip to Japan, […]

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A TASTE OF TAKADANOBABA: A bustling student district

Sep 22, 2024
BY Laurent Lasmarenx

Takadanobaba is infamous for its status as a town built for schools and students. Young people from the nearby universities, particularly the most well-known academy Waseda University, come together to indulge in the dynamism offered by the neighborhood (also known as “Baba”), which also enjoys its […]

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What Kind of Traveller will you be for the rest of 2024 and Beyond?

Jul 8, 2024
BY Amit Manjaramkar

The last couple of years have seen a travel boom like never before, and 2024 has been no different so far. As we head into the second half of the year the travel trends are evolving, and travellers today have a wide range of unique opportunities […]

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Taste of Shinjuku: In Between Shining Lights and Bustling Sounds

Apr 19, 2024
BY Jose Jacobo Lozano

The first sensation you may feel as soon as you get to Shinjuku station may simply be being overwhelmed. Commonly recognized as the busiest train station in the world, it is easy to get lost in between the insane amount of people passing through it, all […]

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