Japan Travel Blogs
- NaraNara is one of two 1-night stops on our world trip. We do not like travel days, as we have to mobilize our three rolling luggages and four back packs to ride trains or airplanes with timelines and deadlines. Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Apr 6, 2025
- The Best Ryokans in JapanWhen visiting Japan, one of the most enriching and unforgettable experiences you can have is [[https://www.ryokantravel.com#https://www.travellerspoint.com/|staying in a ryokan]]. These traditional Japanese inns, often dating back centuries, offer a rare Posted by Karl77 in Ryokans in Japan | Apr 2, 2025
- Kyoto Part 2Kyoto has a lot to offer and it is quite an enjoyable place to visit, especially if you are comfortable being surrounded by hoards of tourists. That being said, even with all of the tourists, there are amazing pockets of Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 31, 2025
- Kyoto Part 1Kyoto has been a busy place, with a lot more tourists from all over the world compared to our previous relaxed stay in Kanazawa. Lots and lots of people. Thankfully there are still Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 27, 2025
- Kanazaawa Part 3 We are now safely in Kyoto; however, we wanted to share the last of our Kanazawa photos and stories. Kenrokuen Garden is noted to be one of the 3 most beautiful gardens in all of Japan, and a 8 Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 19, 2025
- Kanazawa Part 2Kanazawa has been a relaxing place for us with lots to see and do each day. One of our favourite parts about travelling is trying new and delicious foods, and Kanazawa does not disappoint. We are situated right Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 14, 2025
- Kanazawa Part 1 We have been in Kanazawa for five days now, and it has been great. My last blog update told of our difficult travel day from Tokyo to Kanazawa. It was snowing outside and the weather was around 0 Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 12, 2025
- 7 Days in Tokyo: A Journey Through Tradition & Hidden Gems===Day 1: Arrival & The Tokyo Marathon Surprise=== Stepping out of Narita Airport, the crisp Tokyo air welcomed me to a city I had long dreamed of exploring. The train ride to Asakusa, where my hotel was located, was smooth, and Posted by ericlowpw in 7 Days in Tokyo: Exploring the City Like | Mar 10, 2025
- Shinkansen Struggles I was really looking forward to this travel day. My dream was to be comfortably riding the Shinkansen, also known as the "Bullet Train", watching the mountains pass by while eating an ekiban (elaborate Japanese boxed lunch) and sitting Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 8, 2025
- Tokyo Part 3What a day at Kidzania. We woke early to take the Yurakucho metro-line 12 stops from Ikebukuro to Toyosu during morning rush hour and it was quite an experience. I've borrowed a photo from this [[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/14/game-of-thr Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 7, 2025
- Tokyo Part 2It has been quite a busy few days. We packed the Tokyo leg of our trip with a lot of activities because there is so much to do in this amazing city. The girls have become really good at Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 4, 2025
- Tokyo Part 1 We are becoming well adapted to our Tokyo accommodations now. It is a comfortable small apartment with a tiny fridge/freezer, shower, toilet and breakfast table. The other side of the room has four small beds on top of a tatami Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Mar 3, 2025
- A very long travel dayWow, it is hard work to travel long distances. We woke at 5am and flew from Calgary to Edmonton, everything went smoothly with that flight. We then had a layover at the Calgary airport and we were able to Posted by Keith Huber in Wong-Huber 2025 World Trip | Feb 28, 2025
- Osaka, a Shopper's Paradise==We reached Osaka before sunrise. It's an overcast day. Breakfast aboard the Sunflower starts at 5:30 and ends Posted by Helen K. in South Korea and Japan | Feb 16, 2025
- Casual Cruising==The stay at our ryokan includes breakfast. After one more early morning soak in our open air hot spring we begin to pack up and go down to meet our group for Posted by Helen K. in South Korea and Japan | Jan 31, 2025
- Discover Seamless Travel with INNN's Osaka Airport Transfer Traveling to a new city can be both exciting and a bit overwhelming, especially when it comes to getting from the airport to your hotel and vice versa. That's where INNN's Osaka Airport Transfer Service steps in to make your Posted by AllanFeng in Discover Seamless Travel with INNN | Jan 22, 2025
- The Naritasan Shinshoji TempleIf you have a day in at the Narita airport or even a long connection to your next flight, I recommend that you get out and go for a walk to the Naritasan Shinshōji Temple. Staying at an airport Posted by WayWayFar in Way Way Far | Jan 7, 2025
- Yufuin and Beppu== After enjoying another delicious breakfast at the Crown Plaza hotel in Fukuoka, we check out.[img=https://photos.tr Posted by Helen K. in South Korea and Japan | Jan 6, 2025
- Osaka/ KyotoKonichiwa. A blog to remind ourselves. Our first flight (10hrs) was from Dublin to Beijing with Hainan Airlines. It was both the fastest and cheapest option as all Western airlines are currently barred from flying through Russian airspace. A budget air Posted by Stefk8ie in Steafán and Katie | Dec 2, 2024
- Saturday 7th DecemberWe are deliberately staying near the Keisei line station at Ueno so that we have an easy train journey to the airport. Up over the massive walkway on the escalator (thankfully, as the bags are heavy for some reason!) ... Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 8, 2024
- Friday 6th DecemberIt was an easy hop from our hotel to the local station (Ueno... which is massive ... tube, Shinkansen and JR local trains all converging). One of the ways to it is over the walkway above the road system Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 7, 2024
- Thursday 5th DecemberMoving from one hotel to another for reasons.... but we manage to leave our bags in last nights' so we we can buzz off to visit the Imperial Palace Gardens which we had visited last time ... we were Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 5, 2024
- Wednesday 4th DecemberUp to bright sunshine and a gentle start to the day of travelling. More or less midday before we jump on the train, north for one stop ... 15 mins (massive train, I think we might have been the only Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 4, 2024
- Tuesday 3rd DecemberLazy morning, this morning as we had decided not to ski ... but the weather looks great ... unfortunately we are too late to rebook the ski gear, especially as I can't get through on the phone for some Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 3, 2024
- Monday 2nd DecemberUp to a clear blue sky and off to the pistes at 9 am as promised by our host. A quick car journey and a cup of coffee later having gathered our gear we are rising up the mountain in Posted by xopher in Six weeks in Japan | Dec 2, 2024
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