Japan – Be Prepared

This is a part of the Before You Ask segment WEATHER IN JAPAN on weather in different areas in Japan Japan Meteorological Agency AccuWeather (Japanese) Tenki (Japanese) Weather News I know a lot of people want to ask about weather and what to wear. Check weather and climate in the above websites and see how that matches [Read More]

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Japan – Travel within Japan

This is a part of the Before You Ask segment PUBLIC TRANSIT IN JAPAN If you are doing more traveling than basing yourself in 1 city and doing daytrips, Google Map is your friend when planning routes from station to station. However, Google Map is not always accurate on schedules, lacks bus routes in Japan, [Read More]

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Japan – Entry and Exit

This is a part of the Before You Ask segment ON CHEAP FLIGHTS There are also many budget airlines that fly to Japan, and as veteran visitors to Japan we highly recommend making an open jaw flight for newcomers who want to visit the big 3 (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto). If your origin city does not [Read More]

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