Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

Can I use Western Union as a tourist in Japan? I’m going to Japan (from Ireland) in a few days but just lost my debit card and had to freeze it. The replacement card won’t arrive before I’m leaving, so I will have to go without a physical card. Can I send myself money via Western Union and pick it up at Western Union location in Tokyo as a foreigner? Thanks submitted by /u/digitalnoma…

40+ Years in Japan: A Veteran’s Journey Through Culture, TV, and Life submitted by /u/darkcatpirate

How reliable are long-term weather forecasts for Japan in March? I’m planning a trip to Japan this March and trying to figure out how much I can trust long-term weather forecasts. With the colder temperatures shifting later into the season, I’m wondering if the predictions for rain, temperature, and cherry blossom timing tend to be accurate. Has anyone traveled to Japan in March before and found the forecasts…

Team Labs Japan We’ll be in Tokyo the second week of April. Husband and wife in late 60’s. Yikes! Which Team Lab if you had to choose one? Why? PS. We’re lazy tourists. submitted by /u/Pferri56

Japan Air Lines Round Trip Nonstop Flight: Los Angeles, CA to Osaka, Japan $632 (Travel September – December 2025) JAL (Japan Air Lines) via Booking.com offers *Round Trip Nonstop Flights* *from Los Angeles, CA* (LAX) to *Osaka, Japan* (KIX) for *$632*. This offer is valid for travel from September to December…

Why Japan is Hollowing Out a Mountain submitted by /u/darkcatpirate

2 week solo trip in March/April- Japan or Taiwan? Hello! I’m currently (somewhat last-minute) planning a 2-week trip for the end of April, which will last until the beginning of March. I’ve narrowed it down to two options: Kyushu in Japan, focusing on using a few cities (Fukuoka, Kagoshima, etc) as bases and doing day trips from there Taiwan, spending a bit less than a week in Taipei and then …

Vietnam or Japan for two weeks – September/October My husband and I (early 30s) want to spend two weeks away to celebrate me finishing a doctorate course. I finished mid September, ideally we would be travelling sometime between mid September until mid October as we have a wedding in Jordan late October. After then isn’t preferable to travel because I would hopefully have started a new job the…

A walk in Shirakawa-gō, Japan Shirakawa is a village in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Shirakawa-gō is a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri. The gasshō-zukuri style houses are unique in that they are built with steep, thatched roofs that resemble hands in prayer. …

Traveling to Philippines and Japan My husband and I are planning a trip to the Philippines this July from the States. We are are also going to Japan right after. We will be flying to Manila and flying to Japan from Manila and will be flying back to the States from Japan. We had to buy one way tickets from US to the Philippines and from Japan back to the US. Will we run into issue…

Travelling Japan and South Korea for 3 months Hello! I’m 28F from the UK (travelling from Heathrow) and I’ve decided to follow my dreams by travelling to Japan and South Korea for 3 months (September to end of November this year). I’m really nervous but so excited to do it after putting it off for so many years. This has genuinely been a MASSIVE dream of mine. I’ll be on a guided tour for t…

Is Onward Travel Required to Enter Japan? Hi , I’m planning a trip to Japan on my sabbatical , I would be on a tourist visa from the UK so can stay up to 90 days. I want my travel plans to be flexible so i dont know when i want my return flight to be , although it would be well within the 90 day period. Im reading that i need proof of onward travel to enter , is this correct? Ideally i …

Any recommended Japan tours? Hi, I’m looking for a short Japan trip, maybe 1 week to cover a few cities. Are there any recommended tour groups? Would be great to find one that includes everything like transport, hotels etc. I’m not interested in shared dorm rooms in a really budget style of travel, and I’m not interested in cruises. I can pay a bit more for comfort. sub…

EF TOURS–Tipping in Japan EDITED TO ADD: Their website says it is customary to tip and has recommended rates, which is fine. But EF is telling us how much we have to pay and 3 months in advance. They should have just included it in the original booking price. So my daughter’s school is going to Japan for 2 weeks over the summer. We’ve been paying it off for a couple of …

Japan itinerary review 14 full days, excluding train rides, and 2 half days in Tokyo (starting point). March 19 to April 3. Excluding the parks (not sure if I want the Universal fast pass yet), my max budget is about $1,000. Which days does it look like I can add something else? Wednesday, March 19. Day 1 (flight). -Land in Narita around 3:30 PM after a 14-hour nons…

Japan, South Korea, and another? Hello! Interested in doing a trip to Japan and South Korea soon. I’d like to add another destination to the list but not sure where. Does anyone have any recommendations? I was initially thinking Bali because I wanted to go to an elephant sanctuary but not so sure anymore mainly because of cost of flights and time to travel between the three des…

9 Day Japan + South Korea(?) Trip Hi everyone! This is my first time visiting Japan and South Korea. I arrive on April 2nd and leave on April 11th. So far, I plan to visit: – Tokyo – Osaka – Kyoto I noticed that tickets to Seoul are reasonably priced, so I’m considering staying there for 2 nights. To give you some context, I’m young and full of energy—I can easily walk around 3…

Need some advice about Japan Evisa Hello! Just want to share my experience at the same time asking for some advice about my situation. I’m a green card holder but since my green card got expired I was given a passport stamp so I can travel. Me and my husband wanted to celebrate our 5th Anniversary in japan. He’s a citizen and I’m a filipino citizen with a green card so I have to …

Japan WHV Hello everybody this is just a general question but im wondering if anybody has had any experience with either JENZA or Global work & travel doing a Japan Working holiday visa and how that experience worked out for them!! Im super interested in doing that this year but Ive never done anything like this and am looking for a bit of guidance ❤️❤️ I…