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Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsMatsuyama Travel Guide: Dogo Onsen Honkan, Matsuyama Castle, Botchan Train and Shimanami KaidoMatsuyama guide: Dogo Onsen Honkan courses and prices, the castle ropeway, trams and fares, tai-meshi, where to stay, and day trips to…Things to DoTravel TipsJapan in February: Weather by Region, the Sapporo Snow Festival, Plum and Early Cherry BlossomJapan in February by region: weather, Sapporo Snow Festival dates, drift ice, plum blossom in Mito, early cherry blossom in Izu and Oki…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsOtaru Travel Guide: The Canal, Sakaimachi, Music Box Museum, Mt. Tengu, Yoichi Whisky and Winter TipsOtaru as a day trip or a night from Sapporo: the canal and cruise, Sakaimachi glass and sweets, Music Box Museum, Mt. Tengu, Nikka at Y…Things to DoTravel TipsJapan in January: Weather by Region, the Quiet Weeks and What to AvoidJapan in January, north to south: Hokkaido snow while Okinawa's cherry trees flower, the quiet weeks after New Year, sumo, and which da…Things to DoTravel TipsKaruizawa Travel Guide: What to See, How to Get Around and Where to StayA summer town an hour from Tokyo. The Old Mikasa Hotel is open again, the mountain buses take no reservations, and the sights run along…Things to DoTravel TipsOsaka Castle Tickets and Hours, and What You Can See Without PayingThe keep takes no advance booking and closes at six, last entry half five. What the ticket covers, where the stone wall museum is, and…Things to DoTravel TipsHakodate Travel Guide: Getting Up the Mountain, Trams, the Morning Market and GoryokakuThe ropeway shuts for autumn maintenance and cars are barred at night. Four ways up the mountain, tram fares and passes, market hours a…Things to DoTravel TipsIshigaki Island, Okinawa: Kabira Bay, Ferries, Beaches and FlightsIshigaki is the base for the Yaeyama Islands. What the glass boat costs, which ferry routes cancel first, how to reach Taketomi and Iri…Things to DoTravel TipsWhat to Do in Umeda, Osaka: Sky Building, Ferris Wheel, Food HallsThe airport express now stops at Osaka Station. What the Floating Garden and the ferris wheel cost, which gate to use, and how the unde…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsNaha, Okinawa Travel Guide: Shuri Castle, Kokusai-dori and the MonorailShuri Castle's main hall opens 23 November and admission rises to 1,000 yen. Monorail fares and times, what each Naha sight costs, and…