Japan Travel

3 weeks ago | en.japantravel.com | Tom Roseveare

Driving in Japan offers convenience and flexibility, especially on highways. The ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) system streamlines toll payments, making road travel smoother for locals and international visitors alike. What is an ETC card? An ETC card is a smart card used for automatic wireless payment of toll fees, which are charged at toll gates along Japanese expressways. The ETC system enables you to pass through toll gates without stopping, helping avoid the need to queue to pay such fees.

1 month ago | en.japantravel.com | Tom Roseveare

The Ushikoi yakiniku brand is known as a lean meat (akami) specialist and currently operates across six Tokyo locations. Starting April 2025, they have overhauled their menu for just the first time in three years, including 19 new items such lean shabu-shabu served with yuzu broth, as well as diced lean beef with Truffle sauce. One of Ushikoi's signature dishes, Peace Beef, is also seeing a price reduction to ¥800 (¥880 inc. tax) thanks to supply chain optimisations behind the scenes.

Mar 18, 2025 | en.japantravel.com | Tom Roseveare

Upcoming events Culture Furukawa Festival 2025 The Furukawa Festival, or Furukawa Matsuri, is an annual event of Hida Furukawa’s Kata Wakamiya Shrine. During the two-day spe.. Culture Moving of the Seto Canal Carp 2025 Hida embraces the arrival of winter by organizing an event to remove carp from the canal. The labor-intensive and—perhaps time..

Feb 16, 2025 | en.japantravel.com | Louise George Kittaka

Join us on a journey to explore the surprising attractions Ota Ward has to offer. An expectant hush falls over the audience as the geisha named Eitaro steps forward and begins to dance. Each of Eitaro's movements is deliberate, every gesture precise, with the elegant sway of the fan and the measured footsteps moving in a graceful rhythm. Another geisha plays the shamisen, a traditional three-stringed instrument, deftly plucking the strings in harmony with the dance.

Jan 8, 2025 | en.japantravel.com | Sabrina Stone

Located in the stylish and culturally rich Minami-Aoyama, just a short walk from Shibuya and Harajuku, Utsuwa Omusubi HANARE offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to dive into the world of Japanese tableware and the transformative art of kintsugi.