One of the most unexpected things you may experience when you go to Japan is how different convenience stores are compared to their western counterparts. There are many similarities as most stores of this type follow the same basic idea, but it has things it does so well that it becomes hard to think of a convenience being any other way. You will find yourself asking why stores in …
Type and hit ENTER
Local Area Guides
2020-03-20
Japan is well known for its excellent public transport systems as well as their ability to run almost exactly on time. They tend to try to keep to the exact schedule as much as possible and will even go so far as to send out apology texts when things run later than usual. That being said there are a few ways that you can make all of your travel …
2020-03-16
Japan can be a very cheap place to live, it can also be a very expensive place to live. Japan varies quite a bit depending on where you choose to live. Rent can be expensive in some places whereas food can be cheap and vice versa. We will be going over the top 10 most expensive cities to live in Japan. Number 10: Osaka Osaka is a beautiful, lively …
2019-11-06
#1 Tokyo With the global spotlight due to be shone over the next 12 months on the Japanese capital as both the Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Olympics, there’s no getting around the fact that Tokyo remains the epicenter of the nation. The only city to constantly see year-on-year population growth, the nation’s capital is a global metropolis that needs little introduction with its vast array of employment …
2019-11-06
One of the most used, and famous, modes of transportation in Japan are its trains. Known for their punctuality and efficiency, they are the most reliable source of travel in the country. The train systems connect the entire country and make it easy to go long distances in a short. Of course, distance and number of transfers will determine the cost. The main problem that comes with the train …
2019-11-06
Local Area Guides |