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Sailor Moon manhole covers to be installed in Tokyo at sites linked to the anime/manga series

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 3, 2024
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Artistic covers will lead you on a walk through Sailor Moon history.

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• Japan
• (agritourism • anime • Azabu-Juban • manga • manhole covers • Minato Ward • Sailor Moon • tourism • travel)

Updated sakura forecast: Cherry blossoms coming to Tokyo first, but later than first expected

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 2, 2024

Newly updated forecast maps show shy sakura are going to keep us waiting a little longer.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom • flowers • nature • sakura • sakura forecast • sakura forecast 2024 • tourism • travel)

Entrance fee and gate closing at sundown may be coming to Mt. Fuji’s most popular hiking route

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 1, 2024

Local government plan would aim to prevent crowding and “bullet climbing.”

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• (hiking • Mt. Fuji • nature • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

Tokyo’s busiest commuter line slowing things down with special one-lap Yamanote sightseeing train

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2024

Conductors share special views from the downtown loop line.

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• (cool • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • sightseeing • Tokyo • tourism • tours • trains • travel • Yamanote line)

Sanyo Shinkansen ending in-car food cart sales (unless you’ve got the cash for first-class)

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2024

Last bastion of regular-car Shinkansen wagon sales between Tokyo and Fukuoka falls.

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• Japan
• (bullet train • COK • drinks • food • Japan Railway Company • JR • JR West • Sanyo Shinkansen • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

Why Sensoji temple in Asakusa is better at night

• Oona McGee
  Dec 30, 2023

One of Tokyo’s most historic areas is even more spectacular without the crowds.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • cool • culture • Seiji Nakazawa • Sensoji • Sensoji Temple • SNJO • temples • Tokyo • Tokyo at Night • tourism • tradition • travel)

Akutai Matsuri: Japan’s Verbal Abuse Festival, where insults and bad behaviour are encouraged

• Oona McGee
  Dec 28, 2023

People in Japan are known for being polite, but not at this weird winter festival.

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• Japan
• (Akutai Matsuri • festivals • Ibaraki • Japanese festivals • society • tourism • tradition • travel • videos • weird festivals • winter festivals)

Gem hunting: A top Japanese activity more tourists need to know about

• Oona McGee
  Dec 22, 2023

Walk away with garnets, amethysts, rubies and sapphires at this little-known tourist spot.

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• Japan
• (COK • gems • gemstones • jewels • SNJO • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • Yamanashi)

Free alcohol and curry make this cheap capsule hotel near Shinjuku Station a great place to stay

• Oona McGee
  Dec 19, 2023

A whole load of free perks await you just seconds away from the station.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • business hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • COK • hostels • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • review • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Stay at a Japanese capsule hotel in Tokyo for less than US$20 a night

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2023

Tokyo accommodation doesn’t get much cheaper than this.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • Akabane • business hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • COK • hostels • hotels • Masanuki Sunakoma • review • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Mysterious mountain restaurant in Japan whisks us away to another world

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2023

Hidden gem wows us with its atmospheric setting, and its amazing food.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • countryside • Egawa Tasuku • food • Japanese countryside • Japanese food • Mountains • Nagasaki • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • somen • tempura • tourism • travel • weird • wow)

Shibuya locks down Hachiko statue for Halloween 2023 while Burger King Center Gai shuts its doors

• Oona McGee
  Oct 28, 2023

Shibuya City is serious about stopping the Halloween street party this year.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • COK • events • Hachiko • halloween • Hallowen 2023 • news • scramble crossing • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • tourism • tourists • travel)

Chikura no Iwaya: Secret beach cave only appears for two hours a day, and here’s how to see it

• Oona McGee
  Oct 27, 2023

Created completely by nature, this is a hidden gem you won’t want to miss during your Japan travels.

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• Japan
• (beach • caverns • caves • Chikura-no-Iwaya • coast • COK • exploring • Hamada Beach • island • islands • Kagoshima • Koizumi Yuka • nature • Ocean • sea • SNJO • tourism • tourist site • tourist spot • travel • Yuka Koizumi)

Shibuya City cracks down on Halloween 2023 with massive “Stay Away!” campaign

• SoraNews24
  Oct 19, 2023

The vibe around Shibuya is tense right now, as the city attempts to abolish “the craziest Halloween in the world”.

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• Japan
• (COK • events • halloween • Hallowen 2023 • news • scramble crossing • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • tourism • tourists • travel)

The Ferris wheel at this Japanese highway oasis is scarier than it looks

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2023

Some special parking areas in Japan have more thrills to offer than luxury high-tech toilets.  

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• Japan
• (Aichi • COK • driving • Driving in Japan • Ferris wheel • Kariya • Mr. Sato • parking area • parking areas • sightseeing • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • travel • Yoshio)

Ride bikes on an abandoned railway line at this hidden tourist spot in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 12, 2023

Old railway tracks get a new lease on life in the mountains.

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• Japan
• (attractions • bicycles • bikes • COK • cool • countryside • fun • Japanese countryside • Japanese scenery • Japanese train stations • Mountains • Mr. Sato • railway • scenic • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • train lines • train stations • trains • travel • Yoshio)

Fake monks scam foreign tourists out of their cash in Tokyo

• SoraNews24
  Oct 3, 2023

A reminder to be careful while sightseeing at famous tourist spots in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (fake monk • monks • news • scam • scam artists • scammer • scammers • scams • sightseeing • temples • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • Ueno • Ueno Toshogu Shrine)

Cute ekiben station bento looks like it’s from Japan but it’s from a different place entirely

• Oona McGee
  Sep 19, 2023

Similar in so many ways, except one which sets them apart.

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• Japan, Taiwan
• (bento • boxed lunch • bullet trains • COK • cute • drinks • Ekiben • food • kanahei • lunch box • lunch box foods • shinkansen • SNJO • Taiwan • tourism • trains • travel • Yui Imai)

Kyoto village dealing with poo on floor as Japanese-style toilets confuse foreign travelers

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 7, 2023

Public restroom trash containers overflowing with used wiping papers also a problem.

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• Japan
• (foreigners in Japan • Japanese-style toilets • Kyoto • society • Toilets • tourism • travel)

Grids Tokyo: Cheap hotel + hostel near Ueno Station is a convenient, stylish place to stay

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2023

A sweet deal for around US$25 a night.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • business hotels • capsule hotel • capsule hotels • cheap accommodation • COK • hostels • hotels • P.K. Sanjun • review • SNJO • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Ueno)

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