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Pontocho
Pontochō (先斗町) is a district in Kyoto , Japan known for Geisha and home to many geisha houses and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Pontochō is famous…
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New Chitose Airport
New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港 Shin-Chitose Kūkō) is an airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan near Sapporo . It has the IATA Airport Code CTS. By land area, it…
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Niseko
Guide to Niseko - Popular ski resort town in Japan. Niseko has excellent deep powder snow and a long ski season. Niseko (ニセコ町; -chou) is a town and ski…
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Naha Okinawa
Naha (那覇市; -shi) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県) in Japan. The modern city was founded on 20 May 1921. However, it had been one of the…
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Osaka Background
If Tokyo is Japan's capital, Osaka might be called its anti-capital. Osaka is the main metropolis of the Kansai region, and its inhabitants exhibit a…
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Osaka City Transport
Guide to Osaka City transport system - information on how to get around Osaka. Part of the guide to Osaka City Japan. The convenient Kansai Thru Card can…
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Osaka Expo Park
In north Osaka, Suita. Has a memorial park of the Osaka '70 International Exposition, a Japanese Garden, the interesting Museum of Ethnology. The park is…
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Osaka Japan
Osaka Japan - Osaka Japan Travel Guide - how to get to Osaka Japan, Osaka Castle, Osaka sights, Osaka transport, Osaka maps, Osaka Japan accommodation and…
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Osaka Japan
Getting to Osaka Kansai Airport The main international gateway to Osaka is Kansai International Airport . Domestic flights, however, mostly arrive at…
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Sapporo Beer Museum
The Sapporo Beer Museum (North 7, East 9; tel. 01-1731-4368), run by the Sapporo Brewing Company, offers free guided tours covering the history of beer in…
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Sapporo Beer
Sapporo Breweries Limited (サッポロビール株式会社 TYO: 2501 ) is a Japanese company that makes beer, headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo . History of Sapporo Beer The…
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Sapporo Transport
Sapporo Transport Most unusually for a Japanese city, Sapporo is painfully logically organized thanks to its strict grid system. The main thoroughfare,…