Japan travel Hints 6/11/2015 free Wi-Fi,Tourist Passes&How to

Japan is apparently number one in the world for most umbrellas per person. This is said to be not because of the heavy rainfall amount but as a result of our long tradition for umbrellas since the Edo period (1603-1868). Our important notes on traditional umbrellas will help you make your purchases.

As the weather gets hotter, everyone has getting cool on their minds. With a quick visit to any drugstore, you’re sure to find cooling products, from cooling scarves and pillows to cooling bath powders.

The Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app which enables users to connect easily to free Wi-Fi nationwide can now be used at Japan’s leading convenience store chains FamilyMart and Lawson.

When visiting Japan there is nothing more relaxing than a short escape into the Japanese countryside, to complement days of exploring Tokyo and strolling Kyoto’s backstreets.

No matter where you live in Japan, in the city or in the countryside, you cannot avoid the ubiquitous presence of konbinis or convenience stores. Here are the top five ways konbinis redefine the meaning of convenience and make life easier: 1. Konbinis have almost everything you might possibly need.

As I come from the United States where speaking one’s mind — sometimes too directly – is the expected norm, it is a straight-forward task to decline an offer or otherwise simply say “No” when you mean it.

GLate for work, a man rushes for the train and just manages to squeeze in through the carriage doors a fraction of a second before they ram shut.

Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi (Japan Wi-Fi) is a new application for iPhone and Android that enables users to connect to free, fast and reliable Wi-Fi at the touch of a button.

Visitors to the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show might have seen the gold medal winning garden Edo no Niwa by Ishihara Kazuyuki.

This post will list several discounts available only to foreign passport holders in Japan. Please note that most of these discounts are only for short-term visitors. A few discounts, however, are available to short-term and long-term visa holders alike.

The Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company will be launching the “Takayama-Hokuriku Tourist Pass” for foreign travellers, allowing access to the popular Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Gokayama, Kanazawa and Toyama from Nagoya and Osaka.

For those who have yet to experience it, the words “Summer in Japan” can be difficult to understand. In Japan, summer generally refers to the season that begins at the end of May and finishes toward the end of September.