Category: Notably
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How to Buy Shinkansen Tickets for Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Hakata
How to Buy Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen Tickets (JR Central, JR West, JR Kyushu) If you are riding the bullet train from Tokyo to Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka or Kagoshima, this is the guide for you. These lines are run by JR Central, JR West and JR Kyushu, and they share one online…
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How to Buy Shinkansen Tickets for Tohoku, Hokkaido, Hokuriku
How to Buy JR East Shinkansen Tickets: If you are riding the bullet train from Tokyo to Utsunomiya, Sendai, Morioka, Aomori, Hakodate, Niigata, Nagano or Kanazawa, this is the guide for you. These lines are run by JR East (with JR Hokkaido for the Hokkaido section), and they have their own English booking site called…
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The Perfect 3-Day Kyoto Itinerary
The Perfect 3-Day Kyoto Itinerary: Three days is enough time to see Kyoto’s most iconic sights without feeling rushed at every stop, provided you group your days by area rather than crisscrossing the city. This itinerary organizes your visit around eastern, western, and central Kyoto, with a flexible option for day three depending on your…
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Nothing lasts forever
諸行無常（しょぎょうむじょう, shogyō mujō） is a Japanese Buddhist expression that means “all things are impermanent.” It expresses the idea that everything in the world is constantly changing and that nothing remains the same forever. This includes nature, human life, relationships, emotions, and material possessions. Beautiful Japanese Scenery In this blog, I will gradually introduce beautiful landscape…
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Losing Track of Time in the Beauty of Hydrangeas
Beautiful Scenery in Japan In this blog, I will gradually introduce some of the beautiful scenery of Japan that I have photographed myself over the years. This is a photograph of hydrangeas I took at the Michinoku Hydrangea Garden in Iwate Prefecture. The Michinoku Hydrangea Garden is a place where you can enjoy hydrangeas native…
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A Mystical Sea of Clouds
Beautiful Scenery in Japan In this blog, I will gradually introduce some of the beautiful scenery of Japan that I have photographed myself over the years. This is a photograph of a sea of clouds illuminated by the morning sun, as seen from the top of a mountain. To see this sea of clouds, I…
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Japan Is 70% Forest
Beautiful Scenery in Japan In this blog, I will gradually introduce some of the beautiful scenery of Japan that I have photographed myself over the years. This is a photograph of Dakigaeri Valley in Akita Prefecture. It is a place where you can enjoy magnificent nature, a beautiful river, and waterfalls. However, it is located…
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Traveling in Japan by Wheelchair
Traveling in Japan by Wheelchair: Traveling to any country in a wheelchair may come with some concerns. You may wonder whether you will be able to get around smoothly using public transportation, whether staff will be helpful and accommodating, and whether accessible restrooms will be available, among other things. However, compared with many other countries,…
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Beautiful Soul
First, thank you to everyone abroad who has taken an interest in Japan and come to love it. I truly believe that everyone reading this blog is, at heart, a genuinely wonderful person. If all of you get to enjoy your trip to Japan, that makes me very happy. And thank you, always, for reading…
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Kansai Airport (KIX) to Osaka City: Taxi vs. Limousine Bus vs. Train
Kansai Airport (KIX) to Osaka City: Taxi vs. Limousine Bus vs. Train Compared: Kansai International Airport sits well outside central Osaka, so getting into the city takes some planning, and the right choice depends on your luggage, budget, and how much you value speed over cost. This guide compares the main options for reaching the…
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Narita Airport to the Hotel: Taxi vs. Limousine Bus vs. Train
Narita Airport to Your Hotel: Taxi vs. Limousine Bus vs. Train Compared: Once you land at Narita, deciding how to get into central Tokyo comes down to a trade-off between cost, speed, and convenience. This guide compares the three main options side by side so you can pick the one that fits your priorities. Quick…
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Eating Raw Eggs in Japan
Raw Eggs in Japan Are Genuinely Safe to Eat, Here’s How to Try Them: In a lot of countries, eating a raw egg sounds like a risk not worth taking. In Japan, it’s a completely normal, everyday part of the food culture, and there’s a real reason it’s considered safe here. If you’ve never tried…
