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Can I Travel to Japan Now?

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What’s the Best Luggage for Japan?

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Today, we are talking about the best luggage for Japan.
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Is it worth Getting a JR Rail Pass?

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We recently got a question asking if the JR Rail Pass was worth getting.
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COVID-19 Update #6

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We’re feeling optimistic about Japan opening up before the spring next year.

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Bowing in Japan

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Bowing in Japan is quite well-known, and having a good understanding of this very important social behavior will help you look like a Japanese culture pro. Read more

COVID-19 Update #5

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We’re halfway through 2021 and finally starting to see a light at the end of this long, dark COVID-19 tunnel. We’re keeping our nose to the grindstone and working hard towards showing our guests an amazing time in spring of 2022.

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COVID-19 Update #4

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Tourism to Japan for 2021 is looking much like 2020…BLEAK. Although Japan is going to hold the Olympic games, they’re not going to allow foreign spectators. The athletes will be tested frequently and will only be permitted to go to practice and their competitive events.

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COVID-19 Update #3

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2020 is over! Which officially puts us in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine rollouts are under way in the G7 nations, which include both the USA and Japan.

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A Train is a Train, Right?

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The most common issue we come across with travelers visiting Japan on their own is not understanding the train system. We’ve heard countless stories of people losing an entire day of sightseeing because they either missed a train or took the wrong one. The following is a story of a couple we met at our Tokyo hotel.
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COVID-19 Update #2

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2020 has been an extremely difficult year on a global scale. Japan is currently restricting entry to foreign tourists from over 150 countries around the world, including the United States. It is unclear when tourists will be able to enter the country, but there has been mention of a gradual reopening starting in April 2021.

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