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The JR Kansai Mini Pass is a rail pass for exclusive use by foreign tourists, which provides three consecutive days of unlimited travel on local and rapid JR trains in the Kansai Region around Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Nara. Validity Unlimited use […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com From the beautiful ocean to sacred mountains, Wakayama is an underrated gem and a less traveled destination compared to its neighboring cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Nara. Wakayama City is just an hour south of central Osaka and Kansai International Airport, and can be accessed by Japan Railways and Nankai Railway […]
Held from April 13 to October 13, 2025 64 million visitors – more than half of Japan’s population – visited the Expo 70 in Osaka, making it one of the most successful events in the country’s history. 55 years later, the world expo is scheduled to return to the city, addressing issues facing humankind on […]
Raina Ong Staff Writer,japan-guide.com Sake is a fermented alcoholic beverage that has the longest history in Japan among all the alcoholic beverages available in the country. The practice of making sake is said to date back more than a millennium, and there are early written records from the 8th century about sacred alcohol that was […]