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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…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsCruises to Japan from Taiwan: Keelung Sailings to Okinawa, Kyushu and TokyoFifteen sailings leave Keelung for Okinawa, Kyushu and Tokyo from US$223. Japan's departure tax is now 3,000 yen, and ships do not get…Travel TipsWhere to StayWhere to Stay in Sapporo: 5 Areas from Odori to Jozankei OnsenSnow falls on about 29 days in an average January in Sapporo. Five accommodation areas compared, and only three connect to the undergro…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsSkiing and Snowboarding in Japan for the First Time: A Beginner’s GuideTokyo to snow is 77 minutes by shinkansen. A beginner day, renting everything and taking a lesson, runs about 39,800 yen. Where to go a…Getting AroundTravel TipsRenting a Car in Okinawa: Permits, Booking Windows and What You Pay at the DeskJapan accepts only the 1949 Geneva International Driving Permit, and six licences use a Japanese translation instead. Okinawa also runs…Travel TipsWhere to StayWhere to Stay in Fukuoka: Best Areas, Hotels, Prices, TipsFukuoka Airport is five minutes from Hakata Station by subway, so the usual airport logic does not apply. Hakata, Tenjin, Nakasu, Gion…Travel TipsWhere to StayJapan Onsen and Ryokan: Tattoo Rules, Costs, Etiquette TipsRyokan rates are quoted per person and the bathing tax is added at the desk, from 50 yen to 500. The four items posted on the changing…Things to DoTravel TipsTokyo Winter Illuminations: Marunouchi, Roppongi, Shibuya and How Long They RunMost of Tokyo's winter light displays are not Christmas events. Last season's runs at Marunouchi, Roppongi, Shibuya and eight more, swi…Food & DrinkTravel TipsFukuoka Food Guide: What to Eat in Hakata, Dish by DishA Fukuoka food guide, dish by dish: tonkotsu ramen and the kaedama system, motsunabe, mizutaki, mentaiko, the yatai, and what to eat an…