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You can be on this beautiful Japanese island in less than two hours from downtown Tokyo

SoraNews24
Jun 11, 2024
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A daytrip visit to Hatsushima.

Japan
(Atami • COK • Hatsushima • island • nature • Shizuoka • SNJO • tourism • travel)

Delicious ramen, cursed hills, green spaces, and more on the Sugimaru bus【Tokyo Loop Buses】

Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2024

Exploring the delicious beauty of Suginami Ward.

Japan
(buses • COK • food • Japan Loop Buses • kakigori • Mr. Sato • nature • parks • ramen • shaved ice • SNJO • Suginami Ward • sweets • taiyaki • Tokyo • Tokyo Loop Buses • tourism • travel)

Japanese mayor suddenly speaks fluent English with AI video that surprises even him

SoraNews24
Jun 6, 2024

The city with Japan’s largest U.S. naval base gets an English-speaking AI mayor.

Japan
(A.I. • AI • English • english language • foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Kanagawa • linguistics • news • society • tourism • translation • travel • videos • Yokosuka)

Japan’s firefly season is here, and here are four great inns to take in the softly glowing beauty

Casey Baseel
Jun 5, 2024

A relaxing way to experience an elegant early summer tradition.

Japan
(Arashiyama • beautiful • fireflies • hotels • inns • Kyoto • ryokan • tourism • travel • Yugawara)

Japanese public toilet in Tokyo is more like a fancy restaurant than a restroom

Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2024

High-class Shibuya neighbourhood is home to well-known celebrities…and a famous toilet.

Japan
(architecture • art • COK • cool • Japanese restrooms • Japanese toilets • movies • Nabeshima Shoto Park • Perfect Days • public restroom • public toilets • restroom • Shibuya • Shoto • SNJO • The Tokyo Toilet • Toilets • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Bad-mannered tourists cause chaos at new Mt Fuji viral photo spot, city erects fence to stop them

Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2024

Fuji City’s Great Dream Bridge becomes a nightmare for local residents.

Japan
(bad manners • Fuji • Fuji City • Instagram • Living in Japan • Mt Fuji Great Dream Bridge • Mt. Fuji • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

Mt. Fuji view-blocking screen to combat bad tourist manners might be replaced with another screen

Casey Baseel
May 31, 2024

People won’t stop poking holes in the current one, so city is considering a stronger, nicer-looking replacement.

Japan
(convenience stores • Fujikawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Lawson • tourism)

Tourist ban now in effect in Kyoto’s Gion geisha district…but are visitors obeying the rules?

SoraNews24
May 31, 2024

A recent video of a maiko being chased by a tourist in Gion proves why the ban is necessary.

Japan
(etiquette • geisha • Gion • Kyoto • Kyoto rules • maiko • news • overtourism • tourism • travel)

Tokyo ferry boat doesn’t tell you the island you’re going to until departure time, and it’s awesome

Casey Baseel
May 30, 2024

Who’s up for an island adventure that leaves from downtown Tokyo?

Japan
(boats • cool • crazy • ferries • hot springs • Idaten Mystery Ticket • Izu Archipelago • Izu islands • Izu Oshima • Mariko Ohanabatake • onsen • random • SNJO • sushi • Tokai Kisen • tourism • travel)

Has the Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen really stopped tourists from taking photos?

Oona McGee
May 29, 2024

Visit to Fujikawaguchiko reveals the truth about the tourist situation.

Japan
(COK • convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Kawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • news • overtourism • SNJO • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Tourists damage Mt Fuji Lawson blackout screen that was meant to stop bad-mannered visitors

Oona McGee
May 28, 2024

Bad behaviour continues as sightseers find way to override the system.

Japan
(convenience stores • Fuji • Fujikawaguchiko • Fujisan • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji Lawson • news • overcrowding • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

Under-the-radar downtown Tokyo neighborhood’s hotel is close to Ueno Park and super affordable

SoraNews24
May 28, 2024

Spending the night at Capsule Land Yushima.

Japan
(capsule hotels • COK • hotels • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Ueno • Yushima)

Cheap hotel beside cemetery at Kozukappara execution grounds in Tokyo is a scary place to stay

Oona McGee
May 26, 2024

Things go bump in the night at this unique accommodation in Minami Senju.

Japan
(budget travel • cemetery • cheap accommodation • cheap hotels • cheap stays • COK • cool • Ekoin • execution grounds • history • hotels • Kozukappara • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

These Tokyo train ticket machines have a cool way of helping you if you bought the wrong ticket

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2024

West Tokyo rail operator’s video shows clever design feature.

Japan
(clever • cool • Keio Line • tourism • train tickets • trains • transportation • travel • video)

Japan has a Ghibli train where you can travel by the sea with Spirited Away’s No Face and Chihiro

Oona McGee
May 25, 2024

Like riding the magical anime seaside train in real life!

Japan
(anime • anime train • COK • cool • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Japanese trains • Keikyu • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Toshio Suzuki • Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • train • trains • travel)

Right now’s the best time of year for a ride on Tokyo’s often-forgotten streetcar line【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 24, 2024

Beautiful blossoms and a taste of the slow life are waiting on the Arakawa Line.

Japan
(Arakawa Line • beautiful • COK • flowers • roses • SNJO • streetcar • Tokyo • Tokyo Sakura Tram • tourism • trains • travel)

Mt Fuji Lawson view now blocked by screens, but will it stop bad-mannered tourists?

SoraNews24
May 22, 2024

First look at the new screens makes us wonder if this is a good enough deterrent.

Japan
(convenience stores • Fuji • Instagram • Japanese convenience stores • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • overtourism • social media • TikTok • tourism • tourists • tourists site • travel)

This super cheap, super Japanese-looking Tokyo hotel is a hit with foreign travelers

Casey Baseel
May 19, 2024

Minami Senju continues to be a travel bargain with the Tokyo SA Ryokan.

Japan
(budget travel • COK • cool • hotels • Minami Senju • ryokan • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Ultra-cheap, convenient Tokyo hotel is a great place to stay…if you pay extra for earplugs

Casey Baseel
May 18, 2024

The name should have tipped us off.

Japan
(animals • budget travel • capsule hotels • COK • crazy • hotels • Nippori • owls • SNJO • tourism • travel • weird)

Kyoto study finds nearly 500 translation errors for foreign tourists, new guidelines released

Casey Baseel
May 18, 2024

Kyoto City Tourism Association wants the town to clean up its translation act.

Japan
(foreigners in Japan • Japanese language • Kyoto • linguistics • society • tourism • translation • travel)

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