by Angelie | Last updated Apr 8, 2026 | Japan Travel, Celebrations & Holidays in Japan
Travelling to Japan during Golden Week gets bad press. Yes, the crowds are real, the sold-out trains are real, and the queues snaking outside Kyoto’s most popular temples are very real. But the people telling you to avoid it entirely are leaving something...
by Angelie | Last updated Apr 1, 2026 | Spring in Japan, Celebrations & Holidays in Japan
Every year, for roughly ten days between late April and early May, Japan collectively exhales and goes on holiday. All at once. Around 40 million people take to the roads, railways, airports, and motorways in what is arguably the biggest annual movement of people in...
by Angelie | Last updated Mar 27, 2026 | Japan Experience Guides
Osaka is famous for being a place where the food is so good that you end up spending all your money hopping from takoyaki stands to kushikatsu restaurants. Luckily, you do not need a big budget to see the city. While a lot of people think they have to pay for tickets...
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