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2020’s most popular hot springs in Japan, as ranked by Japanese travelers
Add these to your Japan travel bucket list!
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Kumamoto Castle reconstruction well under way as the complex slowly reopens to visitors【Video】
- Dale Roll
Feb 22, 2020
Take a look at how one of Japan’s most popular castles is making its comeback.
- Japan
- (castles • Japan travel • Japanese castles • Kumamoto • Kumamoto Castle • Kumamoto earthquakes • natural disaster • reconstruction)
Secluded sauna in Hokkaido lets you enjoy steamy sits and ice-water dips in one isolated location
- Scott Wilson
Feb 8, 2020
A sauna of ice and fire.
- Japan
- (cold • extreme cold • Hokkaido • Japan travel • sauna • SNJO • travel)
The 10 best Japanese hot spring resorts locals want to go back to again and again
- Dale Roll
Dec 20, 2019
These onsen town trips are so good they deserve an encore!
- Japan
- (Beppu • COK • Dogo Onsen • Hakone • hot springs • Japan travel • Kusatsu Onsen • onsen • travel)
Rakuten Travel reveals the top 5 best-rated, off-the-beaten-track Japanese ryokan inns
- Dale Roll
Dec 13, 2019
If you want a true getaway, one of these inns would be the perfect place to stay!
- Japan
- (hidden gems • Japan travel • Japanese inns • onsen • private • relaxing • ryokan • ryokans • vacations)
The top 10 hot springs Japanese travelers want to visit this fall
- Dale Roll
Oct 19, 2019
Nothing’s nicer on a cold autumn day than a hot outdoor bath while gazing at the changing leaves.
- Japan
- (autumn foliage • autumn leaves • hot springs • Japan travel • nature • onsen • ryokan • survey • vacation)
Want to be guided around Tokyo by a ninja? With an upcoming app, now you can!
- Dale Roll
Oct 28, 2018
You could also request a translator or a photographer, but who wants that when you can have a ninja?!
- Japan
- (app • cool • Japan travel • Ninja • online services • travel app • useful app)
Cute and comfy women’s-only hotel in Kyoto has everything you need for the perfect girls’ trip
- Dale Roll
Jul 28, 2018
This stylish new hotel has plenty of convenient amenities, and a great location to boot.
- Japan
- (cafe • Cafetel • Japan travel • Kyoto • Kyoto hotel • Kyoto travel • Sanjo • Sanjo Hotel • Women's Hotel)
Popular virtual YouTuber Kizuna Ai selected as ambassador for new “Come to Japan” campaign【Video】
- Dale Roll
Mar 7, 2018
The bubbly virtual girl has released her first video as part of the campaign, and it’s a great way to learn about the country’s charms.
- Japan
- (come to japan • japan national tourism organization • Japan travel • Japanese food • Japanese YouTubers • jnto • Kizuna Ai)
Designer’s tweets during first trip to Japan perfectly show why it’s such a great place to visit
- Dale Roll
Feb 16, 2018
In just the first day of his stay, designer tweeted more than 50 things that pleasantly surprised him about Japan.
New stylish rental car turns heads, lets you zip around Japan in Asian-style sophistication
- Koh Ruide
May 27, 2017
The perfect companion for your next trip to Japan.
- Japan
- (campaign • car rental • cool • itasha • Japan travel • Orix • promotion)
Akihabara’s first capsule hotel for women only set to open later this month
- Cara Clegg
May 13, 2016
The otaku haven’s first women-only capsule hotel will celebrate its opening with an anime collaboration.
- Japan, News
- (accommodation • Akihabara • capsule hotel • Ensemble Stars • Japan travel • women only capsule hotel)
We spend a night at Shibuya’s new Nadeshiko Hotel—a capsule hotel for women only
- Amy Chavez
Apr 12, 2016
We recently visited the new Nadeshiko Hotel and were truly impressed. Find out what this women-only capsule hotel has to offer!
- Japan
- (accommodation • Budget Hotels • capsule hotels • Japan travel • Nadeshiko Hotel • solo travel • women)
JR East to introduce numbering system at all stations in Tokyo
- Japan Today
Apr 8, 2016
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will introduce a numbering system for all its stations in Tokyo starting in October, in a bid to to facilitate navigation for foreigners traveling within the capital ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Heads up—Japan’s Ghibli Museum will be closed for two months as of this May
- Philip Kendall
Mar 23, 2016
If you’re planning to visit Tokyo’s world-famous Ghibli Museum later this year, you may want to reschedule.
- Japan
- (closed • Japan travel • maintenance • museum • Studio Ghibli)
5 cultural tips for taking photos in Japan
- Amy Chavez
Feb 18, 2016
Believe it or not, there’s a Japanese Way of taking photos. We’ve compiled some cultural guidelines as well as language tips to help you take happy snappies on your next trip to Japan!
- Japan
- (Japan travel • Japanese culture • Japanese language • photography • privacy • tips)
“Amazing Kyoto” shows us sides of Japan’s old capital we’ve never seen before — in two languages!
- Jamie Koide
Nov 5, 2015
Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years, is one of those cities that looks beautiful no matter what time of the year it is**.** But out of all the seasons, autumn is by far the most popular time to visit, and now that the leaves are beginning to change people are also starting to plan trips to catch a glimpse of Kyoto’s gorgeous fall scenery.
If you happen to be one of those tourists, we have just the book for you, a unique insight into city by foreigners who now call Kyoto their home, called Amazing Kyoto.
- Japan
- (books • cool • Discover Kyoto • foreigners in Japan • Japan travel • Japanese culture • Kyoto • Kyoto Fan)
Japan chooses its top 3 night views【Photos】
- Meg Murphy
Oct 22, 2015
The votes are in! Approximately 4,500 night-view enthusiasts submitted their votes for what they think are the best areas to take in Japan’s sprawling, twinkling cityscapes after dark, and the results were revealed at the Night View Summit 2015, held on October 9 in Kobe.
Which cities do you think made it to the top three? Click to find out, and enjoy some of the stunning photographs that prove each city’s worthiness of the honor!
- Japan
- (beautiful • Japan travel • Nagasaki • night views • photos • Sapporo • travel)
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