★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture

★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture★THE TRIP HYPE✦Japan’s now, delivered pop★MODERN VOYAGE & TECH✦Food · Shopping · Places · Know-How · Culture

Archive

All articles

Small everyday discoveries, handy items for your travels, and the allure of Japan — sorted newest first.

156 articles

Crowds crossing the Shibuya Scramble Crossing at dusk, with Center Gai signage in view

Shibuya Halloween 2026: The Street-Drinking Ban, the ¥2,000 Litter Fine, and How to Spend the Night

Kiyomizu temple at night

Getting Around Kyoto in Autumn 2026: The Bus Day Pass Is Gone — Use the Subway and Trains

Mellojoy squishy toys with a soft, doughy texture, shaped like soufflés and daifuku rice cakes.

Mellojoy's First Harajuku Pop-Up Opens Sept 9 — Entry Rules Still TBA

Illuminated autumn maples reflected on the pond at Rikugien's evening night viewing

Tokyo Autumn Illumination 2026: Only 3 Places Light Up the Leaves at Night (Rikugien Runs from Around November 28)

An autumn Japanese table — grilled sanma, matsutake mushrooms, chestnut rice, new-crop rice, and Shine Muscat grapes, all in season from September to November.

Autumn Food in Japan 2026: What's in Season and Where to Eat It

Feathered samba dancers and a float parading down Umamichi-dori at the Asakusa Samba Carnival

Asakusa Samba Carnival 2026: Dates, Parade Route & Free Viewing Spots

A plate of ohagi, glutinous rice balls coated in sweet azuki red bean paste, a wagashi eaten around Japan's autumnal equinox

Ohagi and Japan's Autumnal Equinox 2026: What It Is and Where to Buy It

FamilyMart's Pokemon Special Frienda Picks featuring Mega Rayquaza and Pikachu & Zeraora

Pokemon x FamilyMart 2026: How to Get the Mega Rayquaza & Pikachu Frienda Picks

Sanrio x FamilyMart wave 2 acrylic charms and drawstring pouches

Sanrio x FamilyMart 2026: How to Get the Free Charms and Pouches from Aug 18

A tsukimi display of stacked rice dumplings and pampas grass with the near-full autumn moon rising in the east

Tsukimi 2026: Japan's Moon-Viewing Night Is Sept 25, Not the Full Moon

The Yasaka Pagoda and the old streets of Higashiyama, Kyoto

Where to Stay in Kyoto 2026: Best Areas and the New Lodging Tax

Suntory's limited-edition soft-drink bottles featuring newly drawn Chiikawa artwork (C.C. Lemon, Pepsi Nama and more)

Chiikawa x Suntory Collab Bottles 2026: All 24 Designs, Prices, and Where to Buy

Lakeside lodging at Lake Chuzenji framed by autumn foliage in Oku-Nikko

Where to Stay in Nikko 2026: Station, Oku-Nikko, or Kinugawa?

Red maple leaves at a Kyoto temple and the golden ginkgo avenue at Meiji Jingu Gaien in Tokyo

Japan Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Dates and 8 Best Spots

The golden ginkgo avenue at Meiji Jingu Gaien, seen from the Aoyama-dori entrance

Meiji Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue 2026: Peak Color and the Free Golden Tunnel

Adding a Japan travel eSIM through a smartphone's settings screen

Japan eSIM 2026: How to Choose, Buy, and Set One Up Before You Land

Original can badge and collaboration dishes from Joyfull's Demon Slayer Round 3

Joyfull x Demon Slayer 2026: Round 3 Can Badges — One per Dish, First 220,000 (Aug 18–Sep 8)

Mt. Fuji seen across Lake Kawaguchi from Oishi Park on the north shore

Where to Stay at Lake Kawaguchi 2026: North Shore vs Station for Mt. Fuji Views

Autumn maples and the vermilion Taigetsukyo Bridge over the Tomoe River at Korankei

Korankei Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Timing, Free Entry & Beating the Traffic

Red maples of the Momiji Corridor at Lake Kawaguchi with Mt. Fuji behind

Kawaguchiko Autumn Leaves 2026: Momiji Corridor Peak, Free Entry & Getting There

NEWSLETTER

Japan’s now, by email.

Straight to your inbox

New dispatches from Glos Travel — seasonal events, new openings, and the small finds worth a detour. One click to unsubscribe, any time.