Travel Tips

Learning to cook with seasonal, local ingredients is the first step to fitting into a new country. In Japan, this is especially fun because you… Read More »5 Japanese Grocery Store Ingredients You’ve Got to Try

If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look through our database of top jobs in Japan posted to… Read More »2022 Top Jobs in Japan Week 41

The Obon festival (お盆, also known as Bon festival) is an annual Japanese holiday which commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors. It is believed that their… Read More »Obon Festival Guide: Meaning, traditions and 2022 dates

Japan’s rainy season starts in early summer, between May and July, depending on the region. The period is called Tsuyu (also pronounced baiyu) which translates… Read More »Rainy season in Japan: Dates and what to expect

There are countless local festivals (祭り, matsuri) in Japan each year. They are all spectacular, extravagant, and fun but also unique. Each celebration is based… Read More »Matsuri: The 10 best Japanese summer festivals to visit

Did you know that the country of Japan is actually a series of islands? The four largest islands – Hokkaido, the main island of Honshu,… Read More »The 7 best beach locations to visit in Japan

Japan is now signficantly relaxing its COVID-19 entry restrictions. If you are thinking about traveling to Japan, you can check this regularly updated page and… Read More »Japan travel restrictions and COVID-19 travel ban advisory

Japan’s famous Shinkansen rail network got its biggest exposure yet following the release of the Hollywood blockbuster, Bullet Train.  This explosive action movie set almost… Read More »Bullet Train movie: facts, accuracy, and differences from Shinkansen

Umeda is the name of the area surrounding both Umeda Station and Osaka Station. Umeda is considered the transportation hub for sightseeing in the Kansai… Read More »Osaka’s Umeda Station Travel Guide

The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, has announced that Japan is lifting the majority of its remaining COVID entry restrictions for tourists from October… Read More »Japan to open to visa-free individual tourists from October 11