Japan Hotel Reviews: Six Real Stays, Tokyo to Sapporo
Six Hotels, One Route Through Japan Six hotels, six weeks, one route through Japan — and only two of them […]
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Planning a Japan Trip? Start With the System, Not the Cities
I’ve done Japan twice, eight years apart, and the two trips could not have gone more differently. The first ran
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Where to Base Yourself in Central Japan: Nagoya and Takayama
Every guide told me not to waste nights in Nagoya. Use it as a transfer point, they said, and base
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Why Hiroshima Became One of My Favourite Cities in Japan
Hiroshima was never supposed to become a favourite. I arrived braced for a single, heavy experience and a convenient base
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Why I Won’t Buy The JR Pass Again
I paid AUD 890 for a twenty-one day JR Pass. The legs I actually rode, priced individually with a reserved
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Forget AI Itineraries – This Is What AI Is Actually Good For When You Travel Alone
I stood on a Nagoya platform with fifteen minutes to find my connecting train, no one beside me to ask,
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Digital Apps, eSIM, VPN: Sorted Before I Land in Japan
The System I Carry Into Every Country I have been travelling full-time across Asia for two years now, with no
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The Transit Card You Need for Public Transport in Japan
I landed at Haneda, took a taxi from the rank straight to the Mercure Haneda Tokyo Airport, and paid with
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Luggage Forwarding in Japan: A Real Multi-City Route
I travelled six cities across Japan without once carrying a suitcase onto a train. Not a backpacker’s brag, not a
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