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Guide to Japanese train tickets and rail passes - japan-guide. com Guide to Japanese Train Tickets Below is a list of the various railway tickets available in Japan: Regular tickets Regular tickets simply get you from A to B Our page about regular train tickets provides an introduction to the various fares and fees, such as the base fare and limited express fee, and the rules for using tickets Read more
Public Holidays and Annual Events in Japan The following are Japanese national holidays and some of the most important other annual nationwide events In addition, there are countless local annual festivals Shops, restaurants and tourist attractions in Japan are generally open on national holidays, except on New Year If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is also turned into a holiday Likewise, a day
Hiroshima Travel Guide - What to do in Hiroshima City Hiroshima (広島) is the principal city of the Chugoku Region and home to over a million inhabitants When the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the city became known worldwide for this unenviable distinction The destructive power of the bomb was tremendous and obliterated nearly everything within a two kilometer radius After the war, great efforts were taken
Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) - Kyoto Travel Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the shrine grounds Fushimi Inari is the most important
Osaka Travel Guide - What to do in Osaka City Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka) is Japan's second largest metropolitan area after Tokyo It has been the economic powerhouse of the Kansai Region for many centuries Osaka was formerly known as Naniwa Before the Nara Period, when the capital used to be moved with the reign of each new emperor, Naniwa was once Japan's capital city, the first one ever known In the 16th century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi chose
Entering Japan - Immigration and Visa Matters Below is a basic introduction to the Japanese immigration system Contact your closest Japanese embassy or consulate outside Japan or an immigration bureau inside Japan for official advice All foreigners, including foreign residents, get fingerprinted and photographed upon entering Japan as a measure aimed at preventing terrorism and other illegal activities Excluded from this procedure are
Rail Passes in Japan Besides the well known Japan Rail Pass, there exists a large variety of regional rail passes that provide unlimited travel in a certain area of the country The interactive map below indicates which regions are covered by what passes (click on a pass to see its coverage area or click on a location on the map to see which passes are valid there)