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Japan for the Anxious
So we're doing our first trip to Japan this March (Myself, Mrs. Mosley and our Japan-obsessed 15 year old daughter). I'm not the best in crowds, and though I was aware of how bad it can be in Tokyo, stuff I've read recently describes how it's gotten even worse. I'm looking for midsized Japanese cities to visit with interesting things to see and do. Nothing too remote, though. Thanks.
Things a 16yo American gamer would enjoy doing in Japan?
Our family has a practice of doing a parent-child international trip with our kids when they turn 16. Next year is my son's turn, and he's chosen to go to Japan. I've never been there and could use some advice. [more inside]
How long for Americans to travel through a Japanese airport?
Three Americans (American passports) have a flight from Kansai International Airport (Japan) to Seoul (South Korea). The flight boards on Monday at 8:45 am. What time should we get to the airport?
Tips or advice for first international vacation (Japan).
Any tips or advice about a vacation to Japan? [more inside]
Japan trip with a kiddo?
I've been to Japan a few times and done the usual tourist fun. I'm planning a trip next June and want to bring my soon-to-be 6 year old. What's Japan travel like with a kid? Things to do enjoyed by both of us? Is there a recommended itinerary? [more inside]
Miyajima in February?
I'll be in Japan in February and I'm wondering whether it's worth it to visit Miyajima island and the torii gate, given the typical weather that time of year. The plan is to take the train in from Kyoto, stay at a ryokan on Miyajima one night and then head out. I'd like to visit the Peace Park on the way to or from Miyajima, as well.
Looking for travelogues about Tokyo or Seoul
Looking to read modern travelogues about Tokyo or Seoul. Any advice? [more inside]
For People Who Like Beaches
You've been to a beach near Osaka. You had a great time. What beach was it? [more inside]
Japan tour
Solo female traveller wants to fulfill lifelong goal of a Japan trip. I’ve accepted that all of the things I want to do will likely require multiple trips. For my first trip I’d be willing to go as part of a group. I’m an introvert and would appreciate a good balance of organized tours and activities and free time. [more inside]
I Might Be Incapacitated On My Airbnb Checkout Day - How Do I Prepare?
I am a remote worker currently living in Japan. On Tuesday night I wound up in the ER in extreme pain with what turned out to be a 5mm kidney stone. My understanding is that I should pass the stone in ~8-12 days, and doing so could be incapacitating. 12 days from last Tues is Sun 30th - the day I have to check out of my airbnb: how do I plan around the possibility of not being able to travel when I have to travel? [more inside]
Artists’ & Writers’ Homes in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan?
Some of my favorite places in the world are preserved artists’, writers’, and collectors’ homes, including Barbara Hepworth’s garden in St. Ives, Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, UK, and the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City. I love seeing work in the environment it was created, and how real creative people lived. Do you have any recommendations for these kinds of museums or historic houses in Australia, New Zealand, or Japan? Specific cities inside. [more inside]
Studying in Japan as an American high school student?
My 17-year-old kid would like to spend a month in Japan this summer, studying Japanese. How do we find a program for them? [more inside]
How can I find the 2023 Hiroshima Toyo Carp schedule in English?
We're going to Japan from May 27th-June 11th. I'd like to see a Hiroshima Toyo Carp game if possible. It seems the 2023 schedules are released, but I can't find them in English. Does anyone either: know where I can find the schedule in English; have a solid plan of where I can find it in Japanese and get it auto-translated; or speak enough Japanese to just tell me when the Carp are at home during that span?
Travelling Tween
I am looking to purchase a travel guide about Japan for a 12-13 year old. Google is no help. Can you help me? [more inside]
Unexpected Japan holiday!
Due to various operational and logistical happenings out of my control, I’ve been very lucky to be left with an unexpected week’s holiday in Japan – but not much time or ability to plan for it beforehand! I will be disembarking from a research ship on the 5th of December in Shimizu, Japan, and leaving for home (UK) early on the morning of the 13th from Haneda airport. [more inside]
Seasoned travellers: how do you plan your trips?
I am traveling solo next year for the first time. If you travel a lot, help me with your advice, tips and hacks? [more inside]
When to book a flight: post pandemic edition
Flights from London-Tokyo seem to be going up. If I want to go next year, should I be booking right now? [more inside]
Advice needed for first trip to Japan - please and thank you!
Piggybacking on my husband's early June work trip to Imabari Japan (Ehime Prefecture) and we've got questions!! [more inside]
How might coronavirus impact a vacation to Japan?
I am planning an April trip to Japan from NYC. Will coronavirus likely have any impact on a vacation to Japan, at that time? [more inside]
Travel to Japan before/after Olympics? (not interested in attending)
Myself and my wife have been saving towards a trip to Japan in 2020. Our schedules might line up around the middle of the year, and this happens to be the time of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
We have no interest in attending the games but I'm curious to know if we can take advantage of the country's and city's investment in tourism to get a good deal either before or after the games.
More details below. [more inside]
Help me decide on a Japan Sabbatical Plan--Breadth or Depth?
tl;dr: do I spend six weeks in Tokyo or a couple weeks in a few different cities?
I am lucky to have a six week sabbatical. I am planning to spend all that time in Japan around March or April as a first time visitor.
I am deciding between spending all or most of the time in Tokyo with maybe a few weekend trips or spreading it out between cities. [more inside]
How Do I Japan? YANMTA
"Travel Agent". How much does 10 days of budget travel for two in Japan cost? [more inside]
Japan trip in 2020 - should we avoid the Olympics period?
We're planning a 2-week trip to Japan in 2020. Should we avoid the Olympics period? Or embrace it? [more inside]
Help me build my Japan Itinerary
Three mid-to-late 20 somethings will be flying into Tokyo (HND) on November 20th and departing on November 28th. What should we do while we're there? [more inside]
Help me plan a vacation scavenger hunt in Japan!
We'll be traveling to Japan in 2 weeks time with my 5-year old. One of the things we plan to do is walk a lot; in particular we're going on a short hike through the countryside. To keep my kid from getting too bored, I was thinking of preparing a sort of scavenger hunt for him to play while we're on our feet: a list of things he'd need to spot and point out while walking around. I need help coming up with that list! [more inside]
Planning a spring trip to Japan
Just booked tickets for a family trip to Japan, flying in and out of Tokyo. Looking for recommendations on where to go (this will be our third trip there). [more inside]
Need help with a Japan itinerary for this July
Heading to Japan for a few weeks in July (yes, I know it's hot then). I'm spending more than a week in Tokyo and then am heading out to Kyushu/Busan. I need some advice on how to handle the return leg back into Tokyo. [more inside]
Tokyo plans needed for visit during nation-wide abdication holiday.
My pre-booked vacation to Tokyo ended up falling in the middle of the upcoming abdication/coronation holiday at the end of April / beginning of May. So now I'm looking for tips on what this means for a novice visitor. [more inside]
A month in Japan this summer.
My partner and I will be spending a month in Japan from June 8 until July 6. What do you recommend? Difficulty level: lacto-ovo vegetarians and a few tattoos. [more inside]
Two weeks in Kyoto
I'm lucky to be visiting a friend who's living in Kyoto for two weeks in early March, and will be staying with him. [more inside]
Adding a few extra days to a business trip to Japan--where to go?
I have a week-long business trip to Japan (near Osaka) scheduled at the end of May, if I were to tack on a few days where would I go? [more inside]
Spontaneous traveling in Asia, is it a good idea?
I'm visiting South Korea and Japan from the beginning of May to mid June. Korea is from early May to mid May and Japan is from mid May to mid June. This is my first time staying at hostel type places, and I was wondering if it's necessary in these countries to book my hostel dates in advance. [more inside]
Four Days Near Osaka
I have four extra days by myself in Japan before flying out of the Osaka airport. Where should I go? [more inside]
Help Me Okinawa Vacation
As per this previous question I'm going to be in Japan for almost three weeks in December. We decided to spend 4-5 days in Okinawa because beaches (where we live has cold, bleak winters).
The Japan guidebooks I have include very little information about Okinawa besides a few sites in Naha. [more inside]
Decembering in Japan for Non-Skier
I am going to have the opportunity to travel to Japan for 17 days this December (flying back to the states on Christmas Day).
I know next to nothing about Japan and am feeling really overwhelmed with figuring out an itinerary. Going to plan for at least 7 days in Tokyo, but what are some other places that would be lovely to check out in winter for someone who doesn't ski or snowboard? [more inside]
Tokyo or Seoul For Solo Traveler: Or Both?
I was originally planning to vacation in Tokyo for 2 weeks end Oct, but having been there before, figured Seoul would be a more adventurous option. But now I find myself swinging back in favor of Tokyo, and I think I need some help. [more inside]
Where should I go from Tokyo?
I'm planning a trip to visit friends in Tokyo later this year, and I have a few extra days off work at the end for extra travel fun planned. If you were a 30 something solo female traveler and this was your first time in Asia, where would you go for five days after Tokyo that's cheap to get to but interesting to be in? [more inside]
Cell phone access in South East Asia
Dr. Advicepig and I will be going to Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand this summer. What's the best way to get data to our cell phones while we are abroad? Do we need seperate SIM cards for each country? Any better ideas? We have iPhones (on ATT here) and mine is unlocked.
August 2018 Plans
I'm a poor traveler—I tend to bounce around between famous sites/museums, not actually meet any locals, and then leave feeling like there wasn't much point—so how should I do better if I have this August off? Ideally in Japan (I speak some of the language). [more inside]
Will I have time to shop at Narita?
I'm flying from the US to Singapore via Narita and I have a four hour layover in Tokyo. Will I have time to do some shopping? [more inside]
What to read before visiting Tokyo?
I am visiting Tokyo for the first time, and am looking for something besides a guidebook (fiction or nonfiction) that will provide an interesting layer of interpretation as I move about the city. [more inside]
New Verizon phone for the U.S., plus travel to Ireland & Japan
How does one select a Verizon phone (iPhone) for use in the U.S., which can also be used in Japan and Ireland? It's to make & receive calls & texts, with data, too. (Not a lot, but some.) Currently they have an iPhone and changing platforms would be difficult. [more inside]
What were your favorite experiences in Japan?
What were your favorite experiences in Japan in the central/north region? I'm going on a one or 1.5 week trip at the end of May. [more inside]
Japan during Hanami season - what to see in Tokyo + some other questions
Thanks to a whole lot of United miles (yay credit cards & business travel!), Mrs. Photo Guy and myself will be headed to Japan at the end of March for two weeks to visit her brother and his wife (expats living in Tokyo) and to do some sightseeing. We've done some planning but still had a few questions, so I thought I'd ask for some pointers. [more inside]
Culture Day in Tokyo
Help me figure out what we should be doing on or around the week of Culture Day in Tokyo. [more inside]
Help me get from Kansai Airport to Osaka Airport
Due to a SNAFU, I'm landing at Kansai Airport, but staying (very) near Osaka Airport. I arrive at 9PM on Friday, but my hotel doesn't allow check-in after midnight. I'm concerned about making it there on time. Online calculators show taxis costing around $200. Is there a better way for me to make the journey?
Tokyo & Kyoto for 11-year-old girl into Minecraft and YouTube
Japan travel question, with some specific wants. My 11-year-old niece loves Minecraft and YouTube, and has expressed interest in learning to code. What are some things that might interest her in Tokyo & Kyoto on a short trip? [more inside]
15 days in Japan next month -- best suggestions?
I'll be in Japan (arrive Tokyo) for 2 weeks in early-mid April. I'm really into: hot springs, local food and drink (esp fermented), hiking & mountaineering, live music, herbal medicine & botany, artisanal crafts. [more inside]
Japan Quickly but Where and for How Long?
How many days should we spend in Tokyo vs Kyoto and where could we take a day trip to from either? [more inside]
Help me find non-racist stories about Westerners in Japan
I'm hunting for examples of stories about Westerners travelling to Japan that don't indulge in orientalist/exoticizing/racist tropes. [more inside]