The best time to visit Japan
… is not now. In fact, I think June is the worst month to visit Japan. In early summer, Japan gets a period 梅雨 (tsuyu), the rainy season.…
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Train travel in Japan – 2nd Edition
I did a long-ass post on train traveling in the old blog, and thought to refresh it a bit (thus “2nd Edition”) and post it here. I think…
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Train travel in Japan
In Singapore, we are used to traveling via many different modes – Taxis, cars, buses, trains… In Japan, I recommend: Taxis: Only if you are very rich. Or…
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True or not? Radiation sickness in tourists on holiday in Japan
I’m not sure if this has ever happened to you: You hear from a friend, who heard from a relative, whose friend’s friend visited Japan after the…
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