Anything related to traveling in Japan
“Food Festa 2023” event will be coming to the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. The event title “Illumination to Issho ni Tanoshimu Food Festa 2023 ~Santa ga Yorokobu Fudo dai Shugo in Yokohama Akarenga Soko~” is a collaboration between UUUM Co., LTD and Yokohama Red Brick Read More …
“Let’s Train Activities!” is a program that supports train activities for railway fans! This time, the theme is “Sound of Trains – In-Car Announcements” to enjoy with your ears! Guests are Sogo Ito and Donna Burke, familiar for her in-car English announcements on the Tokaido, Read More …
JR Tokai will now charge a little extra for convenience for business workers for new seating with 1.5 seats for passengers who work on the Tokaido Shinkansen. Currently, JR Tokai has reduced the reclining angle of the seats in Car No. 7 of the Tokaido Read More …
Kinki Nippon Railway Channel is featuring Hiroyuki Arita, who is in charge of the Japanese in-train announcements on Kintetsu, and Davina Robinson, who is in charge of the English in-train announcements. They don’t usually appear on camera, but when we heard their voices during the Read More …
One of the YouTubers who caught a lot of attention for purchasing a $6000 house in Myoko, Japan and what a beautiful house he got! Matt is loves to ski and loves the outdoors and what best than to live in an area that has Read More …
“Let’s Torekatsu! is a program that supports train activities for railway fans! This time, the Logistics Museum will feature “Freight Rail Transport”! Freight rail transport, which was introduced in the Meiji era and celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. We will bring you a wealth Read More …
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes 2023 was announced for October 28-29. The event will be celebrating it’s 10th year anniversary. More details will be forthcoming. https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm42675807 今年のキャッチコピーは… ＿＿＿＿＿ ✨ 全方位、推し放題。 ✨ ￣￣￣￣￣ 推したい気持ちを好きなだけ 池ハロで楽しんで下さい😆💜 当日までの準備期間も#池ハロ2023 でツイートして アピールしてくださいね😊 👇公式サイトはこちらhttps://t.co/Ds7RAuVHZG pic.twitter.com/y4smSBIUED — 池ハロ2023_dwangoコスプレ【公式】 (@niconico_cos) August 5, 2023 Read More …
If you are in Shinjuku, in the Kabukicho area, you will discover an interesting statue right in front of the Miyako Kenko Plaza Hygeia. A spin off the “unicorn”, it’s called “Uniconicorn” by its award winning sculptor Nakano Shigeru back in 1993. The sculpture would Read More …
Yamagishi Kazuo “God of Ramen” knew that in order to keep his famous ramen/tsukemen continuing into the future, he would need to teach others his technique and these others became his apprentice. Yamagishi trained over a hundred apprentices and he looked at his apprentices as Read More …
“Let’s Torekatsu!” (Let’s Training) on BS FUJI JAPAN was posted on the official YouTube Channel. The show is hosted by joshitetsu announcer, Kuno Tomomi. The 17th episode is about “The History of Model Railroads” and it features weather forecaster Fujitomi Sato and Hayama Ken (former Read More …
Central Japan Railway, known for operating the Tokaido shinkansen (bullet trains) are discontinuing the food carts and only those who ride the first-class “Green Cars” will be able to order food and beverages through their smnartphone devices starting on November 1st. Food carts in a Read More …
I have advocated for years about anyone traveling to Japan, especially to Tokyo for the first time, one of the first things to do once arriving after arriving at the airport or major train station is to immediately get an IC card. In the Kanto Read More …
I know I have a done a few reviews on portable fans, but there is a warning especially in Japan as there is a rise of people getting injured by their portable fans due to improper use. So, it’s important to know a few things Read More …
“Let’s Torekatsu!” (Let’s Training) on BS FUJI JAPAN was posted on the official YouTube Channel. The show is hosted by joshitetsu announcer, Kuno Tomomi. The episode was about Seibu Railways Laview. In this episode, Kumo Tomomi travels to Seibu Railways depot as she has max Read More …
For many travelers to Japan, the Japan Rail Pass was (and still is) one of the most awesome things to take advantage of. By paying a flat rate for 7-days, 14-days or 21-days, you can literally travel Japan entirely using JR trains with a JR Read More …
The white lines close by, the walls of buildings. Oncoming cars, bicycles, pedestrians, and even gutters keep appearing. A route bus navigates the narrow roads, weaving its incredible skills through the densely populated residential areas of Matsuyama City.
I know… this is not the best news for travelers who have come to rely on the JR Rail Pass to travel the country inexpensively. But with the dollar doing better than the yen and the prices still cheaper than other travel passes from a Read More …
“Let’s Torekatsu!” (Let’s Training) on BS FUJI JAPAN was posted on the official YouTube Channel. The show is hosted by joshitetsu announcer, Kuno Tomomi. For episode 12, Joshitetsu announcer Kuno Tomomi is on location at Kagoshima-Chuo Station in Kyushu. The number of new trains arriving Read More …
The latest episode of “Let’s Torekatsu!” – episode 12 is out. And the topic is Yokohama, the birth of railroad trains. The first railway was opened on Sept. 12, 1872 between Shimbashi (later known as Shiodome) and Yokohama (present Sakuragicho). A one way-trip took 53 Read More …