Featured
Tourists Are Flocking to Japan – and Leaving Their Luggage
Tourists to Japan are leaving a lot behind - and in some cases, that includes their broken luggage. One hotel in Tokyo…
Articles by Jay Allen
1,148 articles · Page 82
Featured
Travel
Could You Get Trapped in a Japanese Subway Station Without Cash?
What happens if you're in a Japanese subway and your fare card stops working? Some folks found out the hard way recently.…
News
New VTuber Bar Opens First Location in Tokyo
Would you go out to drink with your favorite VTuber (virtual YouTuber)? We paid a visit to a new bar in Tokyo's…
Featured
Welcome Suica App Will Make Japan Travel Easier
A new app from Japan Railways East set to debut next year will make it easier for tourists to get around before…
Featured
“Learn Japanese”: Tokyo Izakaya Closes After Owner’s Social Media Outburst
A restaurant in Tokyo had to close temporarily after its owner ranted on social media about a non-Japanese couple who came to…
News
Are You Holding Your Backpack on Japanese Trains Wrong?
Common wisdom holds that there's a polite way to hold your backpack on a crowded train in Japan. But is common wisdom…
Culture
Abandoned Homes in Japan Skyrocket to Over 13% of All Homes
As Japan's population ages, it's finding itself awash in a glut of unoccupied homes - and a new report says the country…
Travel
Aichi Prefecture: What’s Good (and Not So Good) About Traveling There?
With overtourism rocking Japan, people are looking for less crowded places to visit. A new survey rates how Aichi Prefecture stacks up.