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★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

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Know-How

Smart Moves

Packing, transport, SIM/Wi-Fi, money, language and airports.

44 articles

A traveler paying the accommodation tax in cash at a hotel front desk in Japan

Japan Accommodation Tax 2026: What You Pay by City, and When

A traveler on an airport observation deck at dusk, looking out at a parked passenger jet

Cheap Domestic Flights in Japan: How ANA's Time Sale Works

Inside a Japanese capsule hotel: stacked pod-style sleeping berths and a locker area along the corridor.

Capsule Hotels in Japan: Women-Only Floors, Luggage, and What to Check Before You Book

The dohyo ring and spectator seats at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center during the Kyushu grand sumo tournament

Kyushu Basho 2026 Sumo Tickets: On Sale Sept 19, Seats, Prices & Resale

A convenience store lit up and open at night in Tokyo during the New Year holiday, when konbini keep running

Is Japan Open at New Year? Shops, Banks, Trains & Shrines (Dec 31–Jan 3, 2026–27)

Inside a Japanese karaoke box with a tablet remote, microphones, and sofa seating

Karaoke in Japan for First-Timers: Free Time vs Per-30-Min, Going Solo, and the One-Drink Rule

Exterior and entrance sign of the Mellojoy Pop-Up Shop in Harajuku, Tokyo

Mellojoy Harajuku Pop-Up 2026: How to Book Your Entry Ticket

Rows of colorful gachapon (capsule-toy) machines lining a specialty store in Tokyo

Gachapon in Japan: Where to Play and Do You Need Coins?

A Kyushu onsen town in autumn with a "Kyushu travel discount - up to 60% off" caption

Kyushu Travel Discount 2026 (Fukko Ouenwari): 50–60% Off from Oct 1 — Can Overseas Visitors Use It?

A traveler in a sweater, light jacket and scarf walking through a Kyoto temple garden of autumn foliage in November

What to Wear in Japan in Autumn 2026: A Region-by-Region Packing Guide

A visitor checking Universal Studios Japan tickets and Express Pass options on a phone before entering the park

USJ Express Pass & Tickets 2026: Which to Buy + Super Nintendo World Entry

Entrance signage for Pokémon Cafe TOKYO on the fifth floor of Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C., beside the notice that seating is by reservation

Pokémon Cafe 2026: Booking Opens 6 p.m. JST, Not 31 Days Out (Tokyo and Osaka)

Exterior of Makuhari Messe, the venue for Tokyo Game Show 2026

Tokyo Game Show 2026: Which Day to Go and Which Tickets Are Left

Entrance and Harry Potter film sets at Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo

Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo Tickets: 2026 Prices & How to Book

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, the Tokyo arena where grand sumo tournaments are held, with tournament banners outside

Sumo Tickets Sold Out in Tokyo? Resale, Tours & Jungyo

An Alpico Kotsu express bus at Ogizawa, the Nagano-side entrance to the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route from Tokyo 2026: Toyama or Nagano Side, Times & Fares

A traveler tapping a contactless credit card on a Japanese train fare-gate reader

Tap to Ride Japan 2026: Which Trains Take Contactless Credit Cards (and Which Still Need a Suica)

Kiyomizu temple at night

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

The Yasaka Pagoda and the old streets of Higashiyama, Kyoto

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

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

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