katakanadian

Hey Brax!...

Very cool. I'll be volunteering with All Hands in July so I hope I can get out to do some rafting on a day off.

The JR Pass must be purchased outside Japan. Regular undiscounted tickets can be purchased at the station....

Your best shot is probably to join the Couchsurfing Project. There are lots of people offering to meet and show you around. There aren't so...

I'm pretty sure it tops 40 degrees in localized spots though the official temp may never get that high. If you are stuck waiting in a...

If you don't speak at least intermediate Japanese then I doubt you will get anything even with relevant experience. Showing up randomly is...

Just curious. What, exactly, is a stage placement?

As the others have pointed out. Renting a car is not a good idea. You would use up too much of your limited time on the roads which are so...

I lived in Japan from 2000-2004 and never received one in change or from an ATM. Someone gave me one as lesson payment specifically to show...

As for your limited mobility, you'll find the big train stations (esp. shinkansen stations) often but not always have elevators/escalators...

I spent several weeks last summer in Touhoku and even then most of the major tourist sites were open. I rode my bicycle along the coast and...

There is a nice little village of thatch houses in Kashiwazaki, Niigata-ken. I don't know if any buses run there but if someone offers to...

I did Hokkaidou two summers ago.Taking a bike on the ferry is no trouble. It just cost ~50% more. You should have no trouble with your...

I've been playing around a little with Google Maps ( link to my route ) looking at how I'll bike up to Ishinomaki to do some more tsunami...

If you are fit enough, I think doing this by bicycle would be ideal. You'd have to bring your own but that sort of trip would be on my list...