Japan can overwhelm first-time visitors quickly, not because it is hard to enjoy, but because the small decisions arrive all ...

Japan’s JR Pass, once a default choice for tourists, now offers value mainly for intensive long-distance travel after a 70% price hike in 2023 and new dual pricing rules from October 2026. The pass ...

Japan is making a small but important change that every traveller should know about, especially if you're planning that dream trip filled with bullet trains, bento boxes, and city-hopping adventures.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tohoku Shinkansen Line's Hayabusa-Komachi No. 6 bullet train bound for Tokyo -- the Hayabusa portion (top left) and the Komachi portion (bottom) -- ...

After decades without a significant increase, the price of the passes is jumping by as much as 76 percent. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still a good value, if you know how to use them. By Allan ...

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