What you need to visit Japan for all foreign tourists & residents?
As Japan is fully reopening its borders for foreign tourists from 11 October, I want to share with you what you need to know and prepare before coming to Japan. (more…)
Canoeing in a beautiful valley with autumn leaves
Jozankei is a hot spring town in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Although it is located about 40 minutes from the city, this place, where untouched nature remains, is one of Hokkaido's leading autumn leaves spots in autumn. If you enjoy the autumn leaves of Jozankei, please enjoy the view from the canoe.For more information, please refer to the link below.
Muslim-Friendly Hospitality Services for “Food” workshop Dogo in Ehime prefecture
The Dogo Onsen Ryokan Cooperative Association in Ehime Prefecture held a "food" hospitality workshop targeting tourists from the Islamic world for the purpose of promoting inbound tourism. In this workshop, Professor Toshiko Kakihara of Matsuyama Junior College, who is a registered dietitian and is familiar with the cuisine and culture of the Islamic world, gave a lecture and introduced examples of how pictograms and QR codes are used in restaurants.For more information, please visit the link below.
Tunnel of Light, Kiyotsu Gorge
Kiyotsu Gorge is one of the three biggest valleys in Japan along with the Kurobe Gorge (Toyama Prefecture) and the Osugidani Gorge (Mie Prefecture). Known for its visually striking igneous rock formations created by a volcanic eruption around 16 million years ago, Kiyotsu Gorge was registered on the list of National Places of Beauty and Natural Monuments in April 1941, and officially became the Joshin-etsu Kogen National Park in September 1949. (more…)
Enjoy Tokyo cultural sights for foreign tourists with THE TOKYO PASS
The new service to make cultural tourism in Tokyo more comfortable and enriching for foreign tourists in Japan, THE TOKYO PASS-Culture, are now selling on its official website from 5 September. (more…)
What are the future entry restrictions to Japan?
On August 25th, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will change the conditions for a negative certificate of COVID-19, which is required when entering Japan, from 00:00 on September 7th. Announced that travelers from overseas will not have to submit a negative certificate at the time of entry if they have completed the third vaccination. In addition, travel agencies and others have pointed out that tourists who prefer to travel on their own are a factor in avoiding trips to Japan, as there is a low degree of freedom...
Japan’s largest AEON shopping mall to open in Ibaraki in 2025
Image source: Public Relations Journal of Toride City, Ibaraki Japan's largest shopping mall, AEON MALL Toride (tentative), is scheduled to open in 2025 in the Kuwabara area in Toride, Ibaraki. It has a notable area of 676,000m². (more…)
Save money for Namba-KIX travel with Limited Express Rapi:t e-ticket
Limited Express Rapi:t Rapi:t, Nankai Electric Railway's limited express train service between Namba in Osaka and Kansai International Airport (KIX), is now available as electronic tickets.By holding the QR code displayed on your smartphone over the ticket gate, users can now use it as an electronic ticket. (more…)
Grand OPEN 2025, Kansai International Airport undergoes major renovation
Kansai International Airport in Osaka is currently undergoing its first major renovation since its opening.Here is its future schedule and what you can expect to see after the renovations. (more…)
New shopping heaven ‘Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets’ to open in Saitama
The new Fukaya-Hanazono Premium Outlets will open its doors on 20 October (Thur) in Fukaya, Saitama. (more…)
For foreign tourists, Multilingual disaster support on LIVE JAPAN
LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOKYO, a tourism info service for foreign visitors in Japan, led by Gurunavi (a major restaurant database operator) with 47 companies/organisations, launched a new project on 25 July to provide multilingual info on support during disasters. (more…)
Free multilingual voice translator app VoiceTra for your Japan Travel
With the long-awaited recovery of inbound tourism, multilingual support is an essential part of the framework to accommodate international travellers in Japan. (more…)