August 27, 2019
The one experience I tell people traveling to Japan is that if you take the Shinkansen get an Ekiben. What is an Ekiben you may be asking? Well it is a Bento box you buy at the train station and Read more…
August 23, 2019
I was not expecting to write about medication especially for a Japan planning article, but our recent trip highlighted some areas that I think need to be discussed with anyone planning on travelling to Japan. First there are what medications Read more…
August 20, 2019
The advice I got most when I told people I was going to Japan was either, oh get a JR rail pass as you’ll need it. or it was don’t get a JR rail pass it was a waste of Read more…
August 16, 2019
Traveling in another country for Americans can seem daunting, but one thing most people don’t think about is Travel insurance, or if they do they consider only Travel Interruption Insurance. But if you are going to travel to another country Read more…
August 6, 2019
Japan has a well established and sometimes overwhelming public transportation system. You do not need a car and unless you are out late at night you won’t need a taxi. This assumes you are staying in more populated areas, if Read more…
July 30, 2019
The good news is that there is many options for where to stay in Japan while you are staying. You can choose from hostels, capsule hotels, shared accommodations (AKA AirBnB), traditional japanese inns (Ryokans), Japanese hotels, and Western chain Read more…
July 2, 2019
This is the story/process of how I actually planned our group trip to Japan. I’ll go over each step of what we did in this post. 1: Determined who was interested in going on the trip We started by checking Read more…
June 25, 2019
The question I get asked the most about my trip to Japan after did I have fun, is how did you plan your trip. This post will go into the various ways I looked into planning our trip to Japan. Read more…
June 14, 2019
You can visit Japan year round but if you want to see something specific or attend a specific Japanese festival that will dictate when you need to travel to Japan. There are festivals every day in Japan so if you Read more…
June 11, 2019
What to do first Having the dream to travel to another country is the first step. This article will give you the first steps in making that dream a reality. We will cover the following topics in this article. How Read more…