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Things to DoTravel TipsYokohama Travel Guide: Getting There, Day Passes, Minato Mirai, Chinatown, Yamate, Prices and Closing Days96 of Yokohama's 162 sights sit within 2 km of Sakuragicho, so most of a day is walking. Day pass maths, the closed observation deck, a…Things to DoUeno Travel Guide: Park, Museums and Ameyoko MarketUeno splits at the station. The park museums close on Mondays while the market trades; 78 of Ameyoko's 220 listed shops close on Wednes…Things to DoTravel TipsKobe Travel Guide: Kitano, Chinatown, Arima Onsen & Kobe BeefKobe fits into a strip two to three kilometres wide, so downtown walks end to end. Fares up the mountain, Arima bathhouse prices, what…Things to DoTravel TipsHiroshima Travel Guide: A Half-Day City and What to Do With the RestThe Hiroshima city centre takes half a day, so the real decision is Miyajima, Kure or Iwakuni. Tram fares, the tide table, what your ra…Things to DoTravel TipsOnsen With Tattoos in Japan: Cover Patch Rules, Prices and Tattoo-Friendly TownsWhich Japanese onsen take tattoos, compared by what each asks: two cover patches, a rash guard, or nothing at Kinosaki and Beppu. Entry…Things to DoTravel TipsTokyo Observation Decks Compared: Prices, Heights and Which to PickTokyo observation decks compared by price, height and hours: the free 202m Metropolitan Government Building, Shibuya Sky's timed slots,…Things to DoTravel TipsJapan at New Year: What Closes From 29 December to 3 January, and What Fills UpJapan pauses from 29 December to 3 January. What closes, what stays open, hatsumode crowds, department store opening days and the four…Things to DoTravel TipsSapporo Snow Festival: 2027 Dates, the Three Sites, and How It Gets BuiltThe 77th Sapporo Snow Festival runs 4 to 11 February 2027 and all three sites are free. What each site holds, which days filled up last…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsOsaka Amazing Pass: All 39 Free Sites, Their Real Prices, and When It Loses MoneyThe 1-day Osaka Amazing Pass is ¥3,500 and you need ¥2,680 of admissions to break even. Every free site with its list price, closing da…Things to DoTravel TipsSapporo Travel Guide: How Many Days, Getting In, Food and Day TripsHow many days Sapporo needs, the 33-minute train from New Chitose, moving underground in winter, and what everything costs. Checked Aug…