Tag: Tourism

Henn na Hotel (literally, "Strange Hotel") has opened in Sasebo, Nagasaki. The unashamedly quirky accommodation carries the slogan "A commitment for evolution", since apparently our hotels in the ...

Japan can often seem like a bookstore fan's dream come true. From T-Site in Daikanyama and Shonan to hipster faves like B&B (Beer and Book) in Shimokitazawa, the city is full of unusual and ...

We try to avoid ranting on this site since no one wants to read consistently negative content. However, we haven't made any secret of our cynicism about the upcoming 2020 Olympics, whose plans ...

Pity Saitama. A prefecture so unoriginal that it shares its name with its capital city. A prefecture confined in the popular consciousness to being an extended suburb of Tokyo. A prefecture ...

This article by Tiffany first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo. It’s past midnight, and you just missed the last train. A hotel is out of the question, much too pricey, but you definitely want more ...

Fancy a spot of Kabuki before you step onto a plane? Yes, if you want your taste of traditional Japanese at the airport, from this spring you can. Narita International Airport Terminal 1's ...

Roppongi has its fair share of bright lights and other-worldly experiences, though this is certainly something new. Finnair is sponsoring a stimulated aurora experience event at Tokyo Midtown on ...

When in Rome, as the saying goes. And so when in Kyoto, wear a kimono. There's nothing pretentious about getting into "costume", so to speak, and exploring Japan's old capital in a kimono. It's ...

The sad truth is that sometimes Japanese consumers are a simple bunch, at least in the eyes of the ad men. Forget complex marketing strategies or clever stunts. The way to their hearts is just to put ...

JR West has announced a special new tourism train that will run between Kanazawa and Wakura hot spring in 2015. Kanazawa, known as a "mini Kyoto", is the main city in Ishikawa Prefecture, which ...

Japan Rail knows how to attract customers. In between rolling out snazzy new bullet trains and other technological advances, it periodically customizes JR Yamanote Line trains to look like a ...

Everywhere you go at the moment you seem to hear the Pharrell Williams song "Happy". "Zero air-play, nothing. And the next thing you know, we put out the video on November 21 and all of a ...

Heading to a Japanese onsen (hot spring) is one of the best trips you can do in Japan during the winter. But the exclusive onsen resorts don't come cheap and they need to keep innovating to ...

Sometimes I just wonder. Japan is such a small country (geographically speaking, at least), so why do they even have to divide themselves into forty-seven prefectures and compete against each ...

Out of all forty-seven prefectures in Japan, which do you think is the most appealing? Since 2006, Brand Research Institute has been conducting an annual survey, one of the biggest kinds in Japan, ...