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A trip to see the breathtaking mountain beauty of Nagano’s Kamikochi【Part 2】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2024 - Tweet
The second day of a gorgeous getaway from the concrete jungle of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • hiking • hotels • Kamikochi • Mountains • Nagano • Nagano Prefecture • nature • outdoors • SNJO • travel)
A trip to see the breathtaking mountain beauty of Nagano’s Kamikochi【Part 1】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2024
Getting there can be a little complex, but it’s all worth it once you see the views.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • hiking • hotels • Kamikochi • Mountains • Nagano • Nagano Prefecture • nature • outdoors • SNJO • travel)
Nintendo files multiple new trademarks for hotel/restaurant operations in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2024
Following the opening of the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, could a Nintendo hotel be next?
One of Tokyo’s most beautiful gardens gets its own moon for moon-viewing season
- Casey Baseel
Sep 20, 2024
Hotel Chinzanso’s Sea of Clouds mist installation gets even more enchanting.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • Chinzanso • COK • cool • gardens • Hotel Chinzanso • hotels • moon • moon viewing • tourism • travel)
Super budget-friendly retro Tokyo hotel feels like having your own 1960s Asakusa apartment
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2024
Staying here is like a cozy time trip.
Four breathtaking beer gardens to visit before summer ends in Japan (or put on next year’s list)
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2024
Spanning from the north of the country to the south, these might be four of the best places in all of Japan to enjoy a cold one.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Atami • beautiful • beer • beer gardens • COK • craft beer • drinks • Hokkaido • Hoshino Resort • Hoshino Resorts • hotels • luxury travel • Nasu • nature • Okinawa • resorts • restaurants • tourism • travel)
Hidden onsen hot spring near Tokyo is waiting to be discovered by foreign tourists
- Oona McGee
Aug 14, 2024
A secret gem you won’t find in travel guides.
- Japan
- (accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • hidden gems • hot spring • hotels • inns • Kanagawa • Kanagawa Prefecture • kawasaki • onsen • public bath • rotenburo • secret onsen • SNJO)
Smallest hotel room in Tokyo? This cheap stay for two will turn friends into lovers
- Oona McGee
Aug 10, 2024
Test the bounds of your relationship with this tiny accommodation in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (budget travel • cheap hotels • cheap travel • COK • hostels • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • Minamisenju • SNJO • Takamichi Furusawa • Tokyo • tourism • travel)
Eievui Friends Afternoon Tea: Eevee and its Eeveelutions disappoint one Pokémon fan in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2024
You don’t get a lot of Pokémon for your yen these days.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • anime • anime food • COK • cute • Eevee • Eeveelutions • high tea • hotels • Omotesando • Pokemon • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • themed cafe • themed food • Tokyo)
Japanese inn’s first foreign guests disappear without paying – “We feel so betrayed”
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2024
Travelers vanish half-way through their reserved stay, leave no trace (or payment) behind.
Fanciest Pokémon Eevee gets classy afternoon tea set at luxury hotel in downtown Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2024
Eevee and friends welcome fans to join them for an elegant engagement on Omotesando.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • anime • cute • Eevee • food • hotels • Pokemon • restaurants • sweets • The Strings Omotesando • video games)
Cheap capsule hotel in Kyoto is open to everyone, comes with free all-you-can-drink alcohol
- SoraNews24
Aug 3, 2024
We find out if Anshin Oyado lives up to the great reviews.
- Japan
- (accommodation • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • hotels • Kyoto • SNJO • sweets • tourism • travel)
This Tokyo kimono and Tokyo Tower-view cafe experience will keep you cool in more ways than one
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2024
Suzumushi Cafe now open in green oasis in downtown Tokyo.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cafes • COK • drink • food • gardens • hotels • kimono • restaurants • Tokyo Tower • yukata)
Japanese school east of Tokyo is now a rest stop where you can spend the night【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2024
Going back to school at Hota Elementary.
- Japan
- (Chiba • COK • cool • hotels • michi no eki • rest areas • rest stops • road stations • schools • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Japanese government wants to build luxury resorts in all national parks for foreign tourists
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2024
Wants plan completed in time to celebrate 100th anniversary of Japan’s national park system.
- Japan
- (foreign tourists • foreign travelers • hotels • National Parks • nature • tourism • travel)
Japanese house is actually a cheap hotel where you can stay for US$24 a night
- SoraNews24
Jul 15, 2024
Forget capsule hotels, here you can get a room in a Japanese house instead.
- Japan
- (budget travel • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • cool • history • hotels • Kanagawa • kawasaki • ryokan • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Beautiful afternoon tea lounge lets you look at and eat Osaka Castle【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 8, 2024
A taste of a luxurious view in Osaka.
- Japan
- (afternoon tea • cafes • COK • DoubleTree • DoubleTree by Hilton Osaka Castle • food • Hilton • hotels • Osaka • Osaka Castle • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • tea • tourism • travel)
New hotel with Osaka Castle view is one of the best places to stay in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 6, 2024
Historic views with modern amenities…and an amazing bar and restaurant.
- Japan
- (accommodation • COK • DoubleTree by Hilton • Hilton • hotels • Osaka • Osaka Castle • SNJO • tourist sites • travel)
Kyoto luxury just off the beaten path at Maruyama Park’s Chourakukan【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Jul 1, 2024
Beautiful architecture and so, so much delicious food with just a quick detour from the standard tourist itinerary.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • drinks • food • hotels • Kyoto • Maruyama Park • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • tourism • travel)
Low price and low privacy as we share a room with a single stranger at Tokyo hotel
- SoraNews24
Jun 25, 2024
Is it more awkward to spend a night in a room with one stranger than a whole group of them?
- Japan
- (budget travel • cheap hotels • cheap travel • COK • hostels • hotels • SNJO • tourism • travel)
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