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New Mt. Fuji overnight bus takes travelers from downtown Tokyo straight to the most popular hiking trail

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 7, 2026
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If you’re looking to start your Mt. Fuji hike as early as possible without having to spend the night, here’s how.

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• (buses • highway buses • hiking • Japan travel • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • outdoors • overnight buses • overnight travel • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

Tokyo’s giant Pokémon Stamp Rally is back for 2026 with exclusive prizes up for grabs

• Elliot Hale
  Jul 7, 2026

Including a chance to relive your starter Pokémon anxiety a whole nine times.

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• (anime • East Japan Railway Company • JR East • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • stamp rallies • stamp rally • stations • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel • video games)

Japan to get new high-speed train connecting Haneda and Narita airports, ease overtourism

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 6, 2026

There’s actually a good reason for a train to quickly get people between the Tokyo area’s two airports.

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• (Haneda • Hanedda Airport • Japan travel • Keisei • Keisei Electric Railway • Narita • Narita Airport • overtourism • tourism • trains • travel)

Japan moves to enforce language requirements for foreign nationals seeking permanent residency

• Oona McGee
  Jul 6, 2026

Programmes on community etiquette may also become part of the screening process.

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• (foreigners in Japan • foreigners living in Japan • Japan permanent residency • Japan travel • Japan visa • Japan work visa • Japanese visas • Living in Japan • news • permanent residency • permanent resident status • society • tourism • travel • visa • visas • work visas)

Japan triples departure tax, foreign tourists and locals now must pay more to leave country

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 2, 2026

As of July, it now costs more both to enter and leave Japan.

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• (COK • departure tax • Japan travel • overtourism • society • tourism • travel)

Japanese overnight sightseeing train returns for summer with ramen stops and ocean views

• Oona McGee
  Jul 2, 2026

This train turns the journey from Kyoto into a holiday highlight. 

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• (Japan travel • JR • JR West • Kyoto • overnight trains • sightseeing train • tourism • trains • travel • Wakayama • West Japan Railway)

Mt Fuji installs new emergency shelters ahead of the 2026 climbing season

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2026

New reinforced shelters are designed to protect climbers from volcanic eruptions, falling rocks and lightning.

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• (2026 climbing season • climbing • climbing Mt. Fuji • Fuji • Fujisan • hiking • mountain climbing • Mountains • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji climbing season • nature • outdoors • safety • tourism • travel • Yoshida Trail)

Japan’s Yellow Shinkansen to be retired, last chances to ride it come with eye-popping prices

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2026

Usually impossible for travelers to ride, Doctor Yellow is no ordinary bullet train, and it won’t be around much longer.

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• (bullet trains • Central Japan Railway Company • Doctor Yellow • Japan travel • JR • JR Central • JR West • shinkansen • tourism • trains • travel • WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY)

Private Shinkansen Supreme Class Cabin pricing, start date, and details announced by Japan Railways

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 24, 2026

Profound luxury for travelers with deep pockets is coming later this year.

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Japan launches first overnight Shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka this summer

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2026

Late-night high-speed service allows passengers to travel while they sleep, making better use of time and cutting hotel costs.

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Nearly half of Pokémon hot spring’s statues have been damaged less than two months after opening

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 23, 2026

Adorable new ashiyu destination has no Pokémon battles, but injuries to the creatures are still occurring.

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• (anime • ashiyu • cool • cute • footbaths • hot springs • Ishikawa • Ishikawa Prefecture • Japan travel • manga • Noto • Noto Peninsula • onsen • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)

Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2026

First increase to visa fees in nearly 50 years will affect some arriving foreigners more than others.

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• (COK • foreigners in Japan • Japan travel • Japan visa • Japanese visa • Living in Japan • society • tourism • travel • visa)

Pokémon coming to Japan’s highway rest stops with exclusive merch and stamp rally this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 20, 2026

Pikachu and pals make a compelling reason to skip the bullet train while traveling in Japan over the next few months.

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• (anime • cars • cute • expressways • highway rest stops • Japan travel • manga • parking areas • Pikachu • Pokemon • service areas • tourism • travel • video games)

Forget Tokyo go-karts – there’s a new way to sightsee on four wheels in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 17, 2026

Machi Mobi offers a safer and more environmentally friendly way to see the tourist sites.

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• (driving • Japan travel • Machi Mobi • mobility • Nihonbashi • Rodem • scooters • SNJO • tourism • tourist sites • tours • travel)

Japan’s Pokémon Slowpoke Train goes on hiatus, but a mini version could be yours to own

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 16, 2026

With the full-scale train needing to take a break, toymaker Takara Tomy is here to pick up the Slowpoke slack.

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• (anime • cute • figures • Japan travel • Kagawa • Kagawa Prefecture • model trains • Pokemon • Slowpoke • Takara Tomy • tourism • toys • trains • travel • video games • Yadon)

Tokyo’s life-size Gundam is getting a new look before its end-of-summer removal

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 15, 2026

Farewell celebration includes giveaways to help fans look a little more like Gundam themselves.

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• (anime • Gundam • Gundam statue • Japan travel • life-size Gundam • manga • mecha • odaiba • robots • Tokyo Gundam • tourism • travel • Unicorn Gundam)

Two of Kyoto’s famous temples tackle streetside trash with solar-powered trash cans

• Elliot Hale
  Jun 13, 2026

Bringing futuristic solutions to historic streets.

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• (COK • eco-friendly • Japan travel • Kyoto • overtourism • public trash cans • SmaGO • technology • tourism • trash cans • travel)

New Japanese overnight train coming to connect Tokyo with Tohoku in sleep-travel style

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 13, 2026

Luna Azul can take you from Tokyo to Akita or Aomori while you snooze.

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• (Akita • Aomori • COK • East Japan Railway Company • hot springs • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • JR • JR East • Kusatsu • onsen • overnight trains • Shibukawa • Tohoku • tourism • trains • travel)

Bears appear at one of Kyoto Prefecture’s most popular tourist spots[Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2026

People have been traveling to Amanohashidate for centuries, and this week apparently bears are too.

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• (Amanohashidate • animals • bear attacks • bears • Japan travel • Kyoto Prefecture • tourism • travel • video)

Anne Hathaway creates PR frenzy in Japan after mentioning Tottori in Devil Wears Prada interview

• Oona McGee
  Jun 12, 2026

Casual mention elicits enthusiastic response from commonly overlooked tourist destination.

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• (Anne Hathaway • government • hidden gems • hollywood • movie news • movies • news • social media • The Devil Wears Prada • The Devil Wears Prada 2 • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

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