I have two passports. One is Hong Kong (HKSAR)passport. One is British Citizen passport (GBR). For both passports, they are visa exempted to enter to Japan. My
Quite a few train stations have "Shin" in their name, then the name of the city. For example, Shin-Osaka, Shin-Sapporo, Shin-Kobe. What does it mean, and does
In Japan, a popular souvenir is mimikaki (耳かき) - a pick for cleaning the ears. They often come in decorative packaging, and have little tri
I have booked through Agoda.com some hotels, guesthouses and ryokan for a trip in Japan. Normally you are supposed to settle the hotel bill at check out (or at
I've got a Sapica card, and apparently it's only useful in Sapporo. Is it possible to get a refund for Sapica cards outside of Hokkaido, such as in a nation-wi
I'm travelling to Japan soon, so I'm looking for power adapters for my (Australian) laptop and phone chargers. My laptop charger has an earthed plug, and as su
Last time I went to Tsukiji fish market I couldn't get into the auction area, despite trying three times at an ungodly hour. I did however enjoy the outer marke
I'm really into vintage audio equipment. Where/if in Tokyo might one find second-hand, high-end, Sony, Denon, Technics, Pioneer, Nakamichi stereo components of
Is it true that we can obtain Shore pass at Narita Airport only once in lifetime? I am an Indian citizen who recently visited Tokyo, by obtaining shore pass at
I am travelling from Singapore to San Francisco and the airline has a layover of 7.5 hours at Tokyo Airport (NRT). I am wondering if I would be allowed to go ou
We just booked a 3 week trip to Japan from March 23-April 13 2017. It's so far out that I didn't expect to have any difficulty finding rooms in our base cities
I would like to travel from Montreal, Canada to Japan, but a plane ticket is expensive so I want to minimize travel costs. I like to explore and visit new pla
Next year I will be visiting Japan, and I am going to try to get a reservation at Sukiyabashi Jiro for myself and my son, who will be 11.5 years old at the time
I know that Japan is primarily a cash society but I've heard that they've become more accepting of credit cards lately. Question is 3 parts: How common is cred
Somewhat related to Shipping luggage from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport and storing it there, but not quite. We arrive Haneda at 4:45am. We depart Narita 6p
I've been trying to order liquids to dissolve ear wax (technical term "cerumenolytic solutions") while in Japan. I've tried two stores, and while they have devi
Friends A have two kids, B and C, ages 12 and 15. They were thinking of sending them off to Japan for a week's holiday, so, staying with family friends D (D are
I will be travelling to Japan for 2 weeks and found train tickets little bit expensive. Usually i travel like a backpacker and always travel with a budget. I wi
With most countries I have experience of, you do not literally need a return or onwards ticket, to prove you will be leaving. Example, USA, I've almost always
My friend uses a wheelchair and would like to visit Japan with his wife (who is not in a wheelchair). Since I have been to Japan several times, he is looking t