Japan bullet trains: Wider seat, higher price
Wider seats are being installed to lure business travelers
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Japan ski resort adds a giant swing
A Japanese ski resort adds a thriller ride to its summer season activities
New travel wrinkle: Rent your wardrobe
A pilot project aims to reduce luggage weight and fuel consumption by renting clothes to travelers
Night over Tokyo
PHeymont landed in Tokyo after a 14-hour flight and with an overnight layover. Just enough time for a tower visit and a night's sleep!
Garden in the Dark, Tokyo
An evening walk to Tokyo Tower took PHeymont past a temple garden in evening light
Big oops! $250,000 in tickets for $17K
A currency conversion glitch on one of ANA's websites may be a bonanza for those who moved fast
Don't look up: Haneda monitors coming down
ANA is removing overhead flight monitors at Tokyo Haneda airport, telling passengers to use their phones instead
New hotel has no staff, no robots
A true hands-off hotel opens in Japan, connected to a rail station
Japan to allow cruise ships again
Japan is ready to allow the cruise business to resume, but is requiring fairly strict anti-Covid protocols as others loosen them.
Japan: Railroad simulators open to public
JR East railroad is offering enthusiasts of Japan and railroading an opportunity to drive their own trains
Japan re-opening tourism, but with limits
Japan re-opens a bit further, but is still far short of its goal for revival
So, you want to drive a train?
Japanese and Dutch rail operators are using actual simulators to give the experience of learning to drive a train.
Japan's ANA ditching check-in kiosks
While others are enhancing kiosks and adding more, a Japanese airline is going all out for app-based check-in
Japan travel agency turns to farming
H.I.S. turns to farming after pandemic-era losses, and will also operate farm experience tours.
Japan bullet trains go to the dogs
An excursion for dogs and their people will run on chartered bullet trains.