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Japan Travel Notes

Articles about Japan at Nomadic Notes, and other links and resources for travel in Japan.

Subway maps of Japan: High-resolution maps of every metro system in Japan

Tokyo

Tokyo subway maps: A guide to finding high-resolution maps of every railway in Tokyo

Visiting the world’s largest Starbucks in Tokyo

Green spaces of Tokyo

Notes on Tokyo: Godzilla, hi-tech toilets, packed subways, fugu fish

Tokyo accommodation

Airbnb Review: Studio apartment near Ueno/Akihabara, Tokyo – Japan

Sotetsu Fresa Tokyo Kyobashi – a mid-range hotel near Tokyo Station

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo – a landmark luxury hotel in Shinjuku Tokyo

Staying in a capsule hotel in Tokyo

Osaka

Notes on Osaka – A city break dedicated to eating and urban wandering

Guesthouse Review: Yoshi’s House, Osaka – Japan

Hotel Review: Hotel Kansai, Osaka – Japan

Kyoto

Notes on Kyoto – temple hopping and urban wanders

Hostel Review: Piece Hostel Sanjo, Kyoto – Japan

Aomori

Visiting Aomori Prefecture in Japan

Hotel Review: Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel, Towada – Japan

Japan flights

Flight Review: Peach – Osaka Kansai to Taipei

Flight Review: HK Express – Hong Kong to Osaka Kansai

Flight Review: ANA – Tokyo Haneda to Sydney

Flight Review: ANA – Sydney to Tokyo Haneda

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