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Japan Travel Planning

Top 3 Snow Play, Skiing and Snowboarding Day Tours From Tokyo

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Top 3 Snow Play, Skiing and Snowboarding Day Tours from Tokyo

Visitors to Japan may not realise that even from Tokyo, there are some great day tour options to visit the snow nearby at Mt Fuji, and either ski, snowboard, or just play in the snow. In addition, if you want to get some real snow, there is a great day tour option via shinkansen to visit … Read more

Categories Buying Tickets for Your Japan Trip, Mt Fuji Region

Ultimate Checklist for Japan Travel [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Checklist for Japan Travel

We have put together this detailed checklist for Japan travel to help you plan your trip step by step. This Japan travel checklist is sequenced in order to help you plan your Japan trip in the right sequence to ensure you do not miss out on key activities. To help you go through the pre-departure … Read more

Categories Pre Departure Planning for Your Japan Trip

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales 2022 – Japan Travel Planning

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

The Black Friday sales are being held on 25 November 2020 and Cyber Monday sales on 28 November 2022. We have a great range of deals for you to book to save on your trip to Japan. As new deals become available we will add them to this article. Klook Deals for Japan Klook has … Read more

Categories Japan Travel Planning

Review: Ninja Wifi Pocket Wifi Rental for Japan [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Ninja Wifi Review

On our most recent trip to Japan (pre-COVID19) we decided to rent a Ninja Wifi pocket wifi to use when travelling. We found the Ninja Wifi pocket wifi to be very easy to set up and use, so are happy to recommend this option to you. Ninja Wifi offers great value for both short and … Read more

Categories Japan Phone Data Access, Japan Pocket Wifi Rental

Best Japan eSim Plan for Tourists [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Japan eSim Plan

A Japan eSim is a great newer option for easy and convenient access to the internet without going through the hassle of finding free wifi hotspots and the associated security concerns. It’s common for your accommodation provider to offer wifi for guests but once you step outside you won’t be able to use it anymore. … Read more

Categories Uncategorized, Japan eSim Plans, Japan Phone Data Access

Best Japan Travel Guide Books [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Best Japan Travel Guide Books

With Japan now reopening for international tourism it is a great time to plan your visit to Japan. Whilst some tourism icons were lost as a result of COVID19 border closure, there are still many great activities to explore, see and do. Some new guide books have recently been released so you can get up … Read more

Categories Early Planning for Your Japan Trip

Review: Pupuru Pocket Wifi for Japan

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Pupuru Pocket Wifi Review for Japan

On our recent trip to Japan we decided to hire a Pupuru pocket wifi to use while travelling.  We wanted to provide a short review of this Pupuru wifi option, and also provide further information on how to book your Pupuru wifi for Japan. Benefits of Renting a Pocket Wifi for Japan In our experience … Read more

Categories Pre Departure Planning for Your Japan Trip, Japan Phone Data Access, Japan Pocket Wifi Rental

5 Top Tips on How NOT to Start Your First Visit to Japan (plus Bonus Tip!)

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Bidet Toilet and Squat Toilet in Japan

We were tired.  We were hungry.  We were lost in Tokyo Station. We had all of our luggage with us.  And we had minimal local money left.  All in all it was a less than glorious start to our long planned family holiday to Japan. While I am an experienced international traveller this was my … Read more

Categories Japan Travel Planning

How to Sightsee Stress-Free with Klook Japan [2023]

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
How to Sightsee Stress-Free with Klook Japan

Our recent family adventure around Japan with Klook was a real highlight in terms of overseas trips.  We spent four weeks travelling around Japan at the peak of the springtime cherry blossom season and had so many great experiences and highlights. Klook was an essential partner for us to have a great experience – we … Read more

Categories Buying Tickets for Your Japan Trip

Getting Around Japan with a Japan Rail Pass

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Getting Around Japan with a Japan Rail Pass

On our recent trip to Japan one of the things which made travelling around Japan really easy was using a Japan Rail Pass.  When you have a JR Pass you can easily reserve seats for your preferred train services, switch and change your reservations and also go around Japan on the unreserved train carriages. In … Read more

Categories Japan Transportation, Japan Rail Pass
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