Transportation Hyperdia Travel Planner Chris Barnes The functionality of HyperDia changed significantly on April 1, 2022.... However, as of October 2023, JR Pass holders can ride Nozomi trains by
Culture Odaiba Oktoberfest 2026 Late Apr - Early May Important notes (for 2025): April 25 (first day): 4pm–9:30pm April 26–May
Activities Climbing Mount Oku-Shirane, Nikko Nicole Bauer lifts near the campground, and is very well signposted (Mae-Shirane-前白根山... and/or Oku-Shirane-奥白根山).
Activities Climbing Mount Mitsu-toge Nicole Bauer clearly signposted—in both English (Mitsu-toge-yama) and Japanese (三つ峠山)... put in another 10-minute climb to get to the very top (Kaiun-yama, 開運山,
12 Himeji Castle - Finally Uncovered Camille Dufour-Blain Note that until it fully opens in 2015, the tickets are only ¥400 instead... make sure to visit it, especially if you won't be in Japan in March 2015
15 Food Sunamachi Ginza's street food Rachel Chang This shopping street won 3rd place of the most wanted to visit shopping street from Japan Economic Newspaper on February 5th, 2005.
Culture 58th Tokyo Traditional Crafts Fair Hannah Morse The 58th Traditional Crafts of Tokyo Exhibition will display 40 different arts and crafts for sale from January 21-26, 2015.
10 Culture A Tour of Nikko's Chuzen-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Built by Shodo (勝道上人) in 784, the venerable Chuzen-ji Temple in Nikko,