Japan entry rule update: Now switched from MySOS app to a website
The Fast Track pre-registration requirement in Japan has changed.Before 1 Nov, visitors needed to pre-register by entering personal details, such as vaccination status, into the Fast Track app 'MySOS'. But in November, the usage of the MySOS app has ended, and now has been replaced with Visit Japan Web (VJW), an online service for immigration procedures. This means that the 3 procedures: quarantine, immigration and customs declarations, are all combined into VJW, ensuring a better and smoother process when visitors/travellers enter Japan. Before you fly to Japan, make sure to...
As your trip memento, Make your own Japanese gold leaf craft
Don't know what to do other than shopping and sightseeing in Japan? Well, why not try making your own beautiful Japanese gold leaf craft as a souvenir?! Recognized by UNESCO as a Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Kanazawa is a city in Ishikawa Prefecture that produces the most gold leaf throughout Japan. In fact, the gold leaf used to gild*1 Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is also from this city. At Gold Leaf Sakuda, you can see how the gold leaf itself is produced and experience the gilding process...
Batik Air launches daily flights to Japan (Tokyo Narita) from 15 Dec
Batik Air Malaysia (formerly known as Malindo Air) will start flying directly on the Tokyo Narita-Kuala Lumpur route– its first regular route to Japan –4 times weekly from 15 December 2022. This route will also be available daily from 15 January 2023 onwards.The airline is currently offering a promo that offers passengers an all-inclusive one-way fare of RM1599 for Economy Class. Meanwhile, Batik Air (Indonesia) will serve its flights to Tokyo Narita (via Kuala Lumpur) through these 5 Indonesian airports starting on 15 December 2022.・Medan Kualanamu International Airport・Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International...
TOP 10 illumination spots in Greater Tokyo that take you into a whole new world
As Japan is ready to embrace the winter season, that means it's also ILLUMINATION season. Illumination is one of the main attractions during winter in Japan, where the streets and cities will lit up with beautiful lightings blending well with the nature and surrounding area.Check out this year's TOP 10 'Other-wordly' Illumination Spots in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (Greater Tokyo Area)*1, based on the survey conducted by the Japanese travel portal 'Jalan'. This year's NO.1 spot goes to Ashikaga Flower Park's Flower Fantasy-the Garden of Illuminated Flowers in Tochigi. Popular...
Enjoy up to 35% discount for Malaysia Airlines flights to Tokyo, Osaka & more
The Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is conducting its Year-End Sale promo until 12 December 2022, for travel until 31 August 2023. Travellers can enjoy up to 35% off on flight tickets and holiday packages to domestic (within Malaysia) and international destinations, with more discounts for add-ons and more. To Tokyo (Narita/Haneda) and Osaka, MAS is offering all-in return flights for RM3,099 (Economy class). Meanwhile, its tour operating arm, MHholidays, is offering a 5-day/4-night holiday package to Tokyo for RM2,709 per person. Make sure to grab this promo for...
Displays food by pictogram, To cater for foreign tourists towards the Osaka Expo 2025
With 2 years and a half left towards the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, initiatives are in progress to accommodate the diverse dietary of tourists from abroad, including Muslims and vegetarians. On 22 November, the Kansai Economic Federation (KANKEIREN) has been conducting a demonstration test in restaurants within Osaka City by displaying the food ingredients used by pictograms on the menus, as a way to help foreign visitors understand them easier. Also, the Expo is planning to set up a system to provide all visitors an easier access to food and drink,...
Opens until end-2023! teamLab Planets in Tokyo ticket sales from overseas up by 136%
Visited by over 3 million visitors (overseas and Japan) since 2018, the digital art interactive art Museum, teamLab Planets, continues to bring you a series of new attractions. And great news, it will be opened until the end of 2023!In about a month from 11 October, ticket sales from international tourists increased to about 136% compared to the same month in 2019 (pre-Covid), with 1 in 3 visitors now coming from overseas. What's new at teamLab Planets in TOKYO:・Garden area with over 13,000 living orchids blooming in mid-air 'Floating Flower...
3 fun things to try at new mega multipurpose Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in spring 2023
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is a 225m skyscraper complex that will be packed with hotels, movie cinemas, performing art theatres, live halls and so much more, scheduled to open on 14 April 2023– springtime –in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Here are 3 exciting spots and activities you can try there. (more…)
Pray and eat at Fuji Kawaguchiko Masjid near the famous Lake Kawaguchiko
Located right in front of Lake Kawaguchiko, a super popular tourist destination, you can easily pray and enjoy the gorgeous view at Fuji Kawaguchiko Masjid. (more…)
Halal included! Wakayama launches multilingual supported website ‘Eat Wakayama’
Wakayama Prefecture has launched a 'Multilingual Menu Creation Support' and a 'Search Engine for Restaurants' websites, covering restaurants and other establishments in this prefecture, on 11 November. Named 'EAT WAKAYAMA', this website is an initiative geared towards the recovery of inbound demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the arrival of foreign tourists to the prefecture ahead of the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025.When foreign tourists who cannot read Japanese look at the menu and order, helping them get rid of their concerns about allergies, Halal, and such is becoming a must.
Japan’s amazing fireworks display that will mesmerize you in Tsuchiura
If you think you've seen everything about fireworks, then think again! The Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition will give you the chance to see the most breath-taking and innovative firework displays, created by cutting-edge technology combining with imaginative designs. Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition 2022, First Place This firework festival takes place in the small town of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, along the Sakura River, where many people enjoy a picnic before and during the show.It is also one of the three major fireworks competition in Japan. But unlike the others (that...
World’s largest anime-manga outlet coming in Ikebukuro, March 2023
One of the largest store chains for anime-manga fans, ANIMATE, will be renovating its animate Ikebukuro Flagship Store towards the store's 40th anniversary in spring 2023. Set to open in 16 March 2023, this Ikebukuro store may just be the world's largest anime outlet yet. (more…)