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If you are of a nationality that requires a visa for China, remember you can't get one in Japan and have to obtain in advance in your home...

The nearest subway station to your hotel is Ningyocho, which is served by Tokyo Metro Hibiya line and Toei Asakusa line....

Most kofuns are small but some are huge, esp imperial ones, which are usually closed to the public and fenced in. Most have been...

Just a few points to note:...

AFAIK, there is no direct highway bus service between the two. You will have to change in Fukuoka. There is almost an hourly service from...

No. All daytime trains cease running around midnight, and the latest connection from Tokyo (which is at least 2 hours away after landing at...

You can easily travel on Saturday morning, after an overnight stay in Tokyo, by train to Nagasaki. using JR Pass and avoiding Nozomi. It...

Night sleeper trains to Nagasaki from Tokyo (called Sakura, affectionally known as blue train from the colour of the carriages used) were...

Don't worry. ID check is virtually unheard of, there is no licensing law as such and anyone can sell alcohol, even from a kiosk or street...

Rainy season (tsuyu) doesn't affect the whole of Japan in the same way. Hokkaido usually escapes it completely (it can of course rain from...

Aso there is a tented village all the way from train station to the stadium (about 10 min walk) selling food, drinks, souvenirs etc. so no...

Check on http://www.kayak.co.uk and http://www.skyscanner.net and if you find anything around £500 mark, grab it! It shouldn't cost any...

I agree. Went there a few seasons ago. Easy travel by direct subway train on Tokyo Metro Nanboku line to the end station. You can usually...

You can only use emailed exchange order for some regional passes, such as JR East Pass, not for (national) Japan Rail Pass. You need the...

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