The Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo is a magical experience for fans of Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic films and anyone who loves Japan’s anime. But as amazing as the museum itself may be, securing tickets can feel like its own adventure. With limited tickets released each month and enormous demand from both locals and international travellers, … Read more
Baseball is the most popular amateur and professional sport in Japan and we can confirm that Japanese baseball games are an amazing experience! After hearing about the Japanese love of baseball, we definitely wanted to attend a baseball game during our family trip to Japan. We ended up attending a sold-out match between the Yomiuri … Read more
Climbing Mt. Fuji is one of Japan’s most popular summer adventures. Each year, during the short official climbing season from early July to early September, thousands of people set out to reach the summit of this iconic peak. But what begins as an exciting idea often leads to an important decision: should you tackle the … Read more
Walking to see snow monkeys in the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan was like a dream come true. After being inspired by the iconic image of the Japanese snow monkeys, we finally achieved our goal of seeing them with our own eyes, and they did not disappoint. The aim of this article is to help … Read more
With our feet dangling in the air, we were then launched backwards, almost straight into a sharp drop, which definitely lifted our heart rates before going straight into a 76-metre backward climb. Riding the Eejanaika roller coaster was our top highlight at Fuji Q Highland, and we look forward to sharing our experiences riding the … Read more
When we were planning our recent trip to Japan, we decided early that we were keen to see a sumo wrestling tournament in Tokyo during our visit as a different way to experience the Japanese culture – and it certainly was a great experience which I would definitely recommend to other visitors to Japan! You … Read more
Universal Studios Japan doesn’t have a free line-skipping system such as the Fast Pass at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. Instead, USJ has various Express Passes which need to be purchased in addition to a standard Studio Pass. An Express Pass is a fantastic queue-jumping tool. With an Express Pass in your hand, you will spend … Read more
We were poorly organised when we first visited Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. While I had done a lot of research on most of our planned destinations, for some reason, I did not spend much time on USJ – and we paid the price. We did not buy our Universal Studios Osaka tickets in advance. … Read more
Visitors to Japan may not realise that even from Tokyo, there are some great day tour options to visit the snow nearby at Mt Fuji, and either ski, snowboard, or just play in the snow. In addition, if you want to get some real snow, there is a great day tour option via shinkansen to visit … Read more
On our recent trip to Japan one of the things which made travelling around Japan really easy was using a Japan Rail Pass. When you have a JR Pass you can easily reserve seats for your preferred train services, switch and change your reservations and also go around Japan on the unreserved train carriages. In … Read more