Tag: Japan Travel

Why go to Tokyo Disneyland? If you're on vacation in Japan, Tokyo Disneyland might feel “too American” to be worth ...

One of the best things about running J-List is the way it enables me to flit between Japan and my ...

I don't think anyone had "viral pandemic" on their bingo board as we left 2019 and entered 2020, but a ...

The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...

The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...

In 2019, through means hitherto unclear, a coronavirus made the zoonotic jump into humans in the vicinity of a wet ...

Hello again from Japan! I've completed my long journey through Japan's frosty northernmost island of Hokkaido and rural-but-charming Tohoku that ...

Hello from Japan's frosty northernmost island of Hokkaido! I've taken a few days off of my normal work at J-List ...

A year ago, my wife and I decided to pull the trigger and move from Gunma, where J-List is based, ...

When I first moved to Japan there was a lot on my mind, since I didn't know much Japanese. I ...

If you’re into Japanese culture and love Japan, then there’s nothing like traveling to the country and experiencing it first-hand. ...

Looking for a different place to stay in Japan? A new capsule hotel located in Tokyo’s Kanda neighborhood is one ...

My pre-convention season trip across the U.S. continues, having taken me from Utah to the other side of Wyoming, where ...

Since I've got another couple weeks before I get busy with the anime conventions, I decided to throw a suitcase ...

Japan has started Golden Week, a semi-accidental grouping of holidays which gives everyone a nice break from their normal school ...

If you ever go to Narita Airport, the international airport serving the Tokyo area, you might not be surprised by ...

I'm safely back in Japan after a pleasant flight on Korean Airlines, which I chose because I like their bibimbap, ...

I get a lot of requests from people planning trips to Japan asking for places they should visit. For visits ...

Quick, do you know how many Great Lakes there are on North America? The answer is five. The reason I ...

My wife and I have been having lots of fun this week, making our first visit to Australia for a ...

There are a few things I've learned about Japan over the years. The Japanese love to pay homage to other ...

Near my house there's a hill that rises sharply out of the surrounding fields, and one day when my son ...

Last time I talked about Donald Keene, the Japanese scholar and translator who came to Japan and took Japanese citizenship, ...

I went to Tokyo the other day, always a treat for me since I like riding shinkansen and eating ekiben, ...