Written by Cacinda Maloney @ PointsandTravel.com
The most typical and traditional version of a Haiku poem consists of just three lines, with 17 syllables in total. The first line is 5 syllables. The second line is 7 syllables. The third line is 5 syllables. A Haiku poem is one of the first poems we l…
Category: Japan
Today 10 Years Ago: Remembering The Great 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami In Japan
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
The date of March 11, 2011 lives on as a reminder of one of the worst disasters Japan as a country has ever faced: The Great Tohoko Earthquake, the tsunami that followed and the nuclear catastrophe it eventually culminated in. The magnitude 9 earthquake lasted for 6 whole minutes and in the aftermath 16,000 people […]
Tokyo Summer Olympics Will Likely Ban Overseas Spectators
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
When COVID-19 took over the world in early 2020, the people in charge of the Tokyo Olympics swore up and down that the Olympics would still happen that July. They…
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Read MoreJapan Asks China To Stop Doing Anal Swabs On Japanese Visitors
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Y’know, when Joe and I started Your Mileage May Vary, I honestly didn’t think I would ever use the words “anal swab” in a travel blog post. And yet here,…
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Read MoreJapan Lifts Coronavirus State Of Emergency In Six Prefectures Outside Tokyo Region
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
The Japanese Government has lifted the state of emergency outside the Tokyo region today as improvement of the infection situation and concerns about resurgence of COVID-19 cases slowly makes way to more optimism. The state of emergency was lifted a week earlier than the planned March 7 expiry date, after the six prefectures met conditions […]
Rainy Night in Tokyo
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Machine Elf 62 – The Consciousness of Appearing Sometimes when I get bored, I listen to all sorts of podcasts about the nature of reality. It’s also been influenced a lot by my morning meditations with the Sam Harris Waking Up app. Once you start to just notice things appearing in your sensorium, it can […]
Ethan in a Street Fight in Osaka
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Ethan in a Street Fight in Osaka I’ve been lucky enough to take Ethan to Japan twice… I’m glad he has fallen in love with the country as much as I have! When we were in Osaka, we got into a pretty extreme street fight, since these kinds of things happen a […]
Official Pitch: Move The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics To…Florida?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Watching the progression of the Tokyo Summer Olympics has been kind of like watching a soap opera. For years: They’re going to be in 2020! March 2020: No wait; they’re…
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Read MoreWyndham Says They Dropped The Ball, Beware Of These International ATMs, The Biggest Hazard Of Traveling Nowadays
Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Happy Sunday to all our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, so…
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Read MoreArriving Passengers In Japan (Japanese & Foreigners With Residence) Now Have To Sign A Written Pledge To Allow Location Tracking
Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby
Since yesterday January 14, 2021 all Japanese nationals and foreign nationals with status of residence are newly required to sign a written pledge to provide the location data to the health centers or other institutions if requested. Those who do not submit the “Written Pledge” are requested to stay at a location designated by the […]
Lemurs In Kobe
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
What’s more fun than watching a Lemur? Watching a lemur get high! 🙂 Daily Photo – Lemurs In Kobe I thought these guys were pretty cute. Zoboomafoo! As cute as I thought they were, Japanese people thought they were even cuter. They would watch them for hours and hours and just giggle. Hearing them giggle […]
Okinawa Adventure
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Okinawa Adventure I feel lucky to have gone to Okinawa twice in one year! Lucky me! Regular readers know I love Japan, and Okinawa is a special little island that has its own little cultural ecosystem. Things are a little bit different here and it’s fun to notice the delta between the […]
Business class Madrid to Tokyo 1545€
Written by premiumflights @ Premium-Flights.com
With Qatar Airways.
Qatar Airways QSuite routes can be found here.
How to Book
The cheapest fares can be found via OTA’s, link with prices below. You could also search on the Qatar or Etihad website.
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We’re Planning A Trip To Japan But NOPE, We’re NOT Going Here
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Do any of you have fears – well, maybe not actual FEAR fears, but something that freaks you out so much that you actively avoid it? Some people think that…
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Read MoreBusiness class London to Osaka £1465
Written by luxtravel @ Premium-Flights.com
With Lufthansa.
How to Book
The cheapest fares can be found with OTA’s, link with prices below.
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VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/AFTER 28NOV 20 AND ON/
BEFORE 31OCT 21.
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Japan To Allow Foreign Visitors At Tokyo Olympics, No Vaccine Or Quarantine Needed
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
The Nikkei Business Daily has reported that Japan plans to allow “large scale” numbers of international visitors into the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in…
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Read MoreCould A Merger Save These Two Struggling Airlines?
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
It’s no secret that lots and lots of airlines are in financial trouble due to COVID-19 and people being hesitant to fly. 2020 has become the year of the road…
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Read MoreBusiness class London to Tokyo £1465
Written by premiumflights @ Premium-Flights.com
With Lufthansa or Swiss.
How to Book
The cheapest fares can be found via OTA’s, link with prices below.
Travel dates
VALID FOR TRAVEL COMMENCING ON/AFTER 28NOV 20 AND ON/
BEFORE 31OCT 21.
Fare rules
Sales restrictions
TICKETS MUST BE
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Japan Considers Allowing Limited Package Tours From Spring 2021
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
According to the local media, Japan, which is scheduled to host the Summer Olympics of 2020 next year, unless canceled, is mulling an idea of allowing limited package tours from China in the spring. The plan is to allow a small number of organized tours that would not use public transportation at all. They would […]
Drill into the Map Data in Japan
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Amazing 2198 Drones Flight This one recently broke the world record! Daily Photo – Drill into the Map Data in Japan Here’s kind of a cool trick! If you click on this photo, you’ll get all the interesting info including a satellite photo of where it was taken from. This is a super cool feature […]