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Hikaru Utada sings new song in Shinkansen commercial for Japan’s Supreme Class cabins
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2026 - Tweet
J-pop superstar brings new meaning to A Room of One’s Own on Japan’s busiest bullet train.
- Japan
- (bullet trains • Central Japan Railway Company • commercial • Hikaru Utada • Intentions • J-Pop • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • JR Tokai • luxury trains • luxury travel • music • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)
Tokyo’s Haneda Airport opens new Terminal 1 North Satellite next month
- Casey Baseel
Aug 28, 2026
Terminal 1 gets its first major expansion since it opened 33 years ago.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airplanes • airports • Haneda • Haneda Airport • Japan travel • tourism • travel)
Nonstop flights from U.S. to Okinawa return after 54 years, making travel faster than before
- Oona McGee
Aug 28, 2026
United Airlines will soon fly nonstop to Japan’s tropical southern islands, with a new direct route to Osaka as well.
- Japan, USA
- (Air travel • airlines • airplanes • airports • international flights • Los Anageles • Naha • naha airport • Okinawa • Osaka • San Francisco • tourism • travel • United • United Airlines)
Japan’s final Penguin Suica train cards have already shipped, and when they’re gone, they’re gone
- Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2026
End of the line for JR East’s adorable mascot for its revolutionary train fare payment system.
- Japan
- (cute • East Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR East • mascot characters • penguins • Suica • Suica card • Suica Penguin • tourism • trains • travel)
Farewell Final Ceremony announced for Tokyo’s life-size Gundam statue, will stream live
- Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2026
Full-scale anime robot statue’s time in Tokyo is coming to an end, leading to an unsure future regarding mecha in the capital.
- Japan
- (anime • Gundam • Gundam statue • Japan travel • life-size Gundam • manga • mecha • odaiba • robots • Tokyo Gundam • tourism • travel • Unicorn Gundam)
Starting this fall, you’ll be able to take a Pokémon Jet flight to Japan
- Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2026
ANA announces new international routes for its Pokémon Jet collaboration.
- Japan
- (Air travel • airlines • airplanes • airports • ANA • anime • awesome • cool • cute • Haneda • Japan travel • manga • Narita • Pikachu • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)
Tokaido Lumière Express: Stay overnight inside the Shinkansen from Osaka to Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2026
For about 2,000 yen more than a regular reserved seat, you can spend the night on board the bullet train instead of paying for a hotel.
- Japan
- (bullet train • bullet trains • Central Japan Railway • Central Japan Railway Company • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • news • Osaka • overnight trains • shinkansen • Tokaido Shinkansen • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel)
Nagoya’s famous Shinkansen platform noodle shop has other, better branches nearby
- Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2026
Travelers love Sumiyoshi’s kishimen, but there’s a way to skip the long line and get a better deal on your meal.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Japan travel • kishimen • Nagoya • Nagoya Station • Noodles • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel • udon)
Osaka Starbucks has one of the city’s coolest photo vantage points, but it’s going away soon
- Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2026
We head to Osaka to say goodbye to Ebitsuta, and get a new view at one of the city’s most famous landmarks.
- Japan
- (COK • Dotonbori • Japan travel • Kani Doraku • Osaka • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tourism • travel • Tsutaya)
Ohaw? Ruibe? Pocche? While traveling in Japan’s north, we try Ainu cuisine for the first time
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2026
Taste-testing the northern frontier of local foods in Japan.
- Japan
- (Ainu • Ainu food • Akanko Ainu Kotan • COK • culture • food • Hokkadio • Japan travel • Japanese food • Lake Akan • Lake Akanko • restaurants • SNJO • tourism • travel)
Narita Airport Transit & Stay Program returns after six years with free tours and festival experiences
- Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2026
Immerse yourself in a lesser-known side of Japan, minutes away from the famous international airport.
- Japan
- (airport • airports • Chiba • English tours • festivals • Japanese festivals • Narita Airport • Narita Airport tours • Narita Airport Transit & Stay • Narita International Airport • Naritasan Shinshoji • sightseeing • tourism • tours • Transit & Stay)
Wait, some Shinkansen trains already have private booths that only cost 1,500 yen for an hour?
- Casey Baseel
Aug 22, 2026
High-speed serenity has been low-key available on the Shinkansen for a long time with hardly anyone noticing it.
- Japan
- (bullet train • Business Booth • Japan travel • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel)
Kyoto’s Meiji-era mansion opens a private tearoom with stained glass for just one day
- Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026
A rare East-meets-West tea ceremony in a seldom seen tearoom.
- Japan
- (art • beautiful • Chorakuan • COK • culture • history • hotels • Japan travel • Kyoto • tea • tea ceremony • tearoom • teicha • tourism • travel)
Sushi Bus: Japan’s first conveyor-belt bus lets you eat sushi while sightseeing around Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2026
Jiro dreams of sushi, but he never would’ve dreamed of this.
- Japan
- (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • sushi • Sushi Bus • sushi restaurant • things to do • things to do in Tokyo • Tokyo • tour • tourism • tours • travel • Willer)
Ninja theme park suddenly closes in Japan, shadow warriors undone by shady real estate deals
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2026
If only some justice-loving shinobi had put a stop to things before Ise Ninja Kingdom had to shut down.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • crime • Ise Ninja Kingdom • Japan travel • Ninja • theme parks • tourism • travel)
Why do foreign tourists queue up to eat at Tokyo Little House?
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Little converted Japanese house has a very big following.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • cafes • cinnamon toast • coffee • cool • foreign tourists • Japanese toast • restaurants • SNJO • toast • Tokyo Little House • tourism • tourists)
Anime fans can now wear a Seiko watch inspired by Japan’s One Piece Shinkansen
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2026
Beautiful timepiece combines two things Japan is famous for: anime and precision timekeeping.
- Japan
- (anime • bullet train • bullet trains • cool • fashion • Japan Railways • JR • JR West • manga • One Piece • Sanyo Shinkansen • Seiko • Seiko watch • shinkansen • tourism • travel • watch • watches)
New Shinkansen Supreme Class private cabins get try-before-you-ride displays at Tokyo, other stations
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2026
Wondering if this extra luxury on your Japan trip is worth the extra ticket cost? Here’s a free way to find out.
- Japan
- (bullet train • Japan Railways • Japan travel • JR • shinkansen • Shinkansen private cabin • Supreme Class • tourism • trains • travel)
Dog-friendly Wanwan Liner bus to begin operations between Tokyo and Osaka this fall
- Krista Rogers
Aug 19, 2026
This upcoming doggy express offers a new option for long-distance travel in comfort with your Best Friend.
- Japan
- (animals • BIG Bus • bus • buses • COK • dog • highway buses • Japan travel • Osaka • pet friendly • pets • Tokyo • tourism • travel • Wanwan Liner)
Tokyo giving out free furoshiki from Pikachu’s designer to help tourists carry their garbage home
- Krista Rogers
Aug 18, 2026
The traditional, reusable cloth that can be converted into a bag is part of a new campaign designed to “Keep Tokyo Clean.”
- Japan
- (Atsuko Nishida • cute • environment • furoshiki • garbage • Japan travel • Keep Tokyo Clean • society • Tokyo Metropolitan Government • tourism • trash • trash cans • travel)
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