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Travel Guide
Tateyama Murodo Sanso: Rooms, Meals & How to Book
An overnight stay at Murodo Sanso on the Alpine Route: private rooms, the meals, the view bath, room rates and how to book from Tokyo.
Events & Festivals
Yokohama Night Flowers 2026: Show Times & Best Spots
All nine drone and fireworks sessions from May to September, the show times, and whether O-sanbashi or Shinko Pier is the better place to watch.
Shopping
Kitamura Camera Shinjuku: Used Cameras & Tax-Free
Japan's largest used and vintage camera shop. The floor guide, how tax-free stacks with the Klook 5% coupon, and what is worth buying.
Shopping
Pair Acne Cream W: Price, Ingredients & Where to Buy
Lion's Pair Acne Cream W sold at Don Quijote and Japanese drugstores: what is in it, how to use it, prices and the three-product range.
Travel Guide
Tokyo City Tour Buses: SkyHop, SkyBus & Hato Compared
SkyHop Bus, SkyBus and Hato Bus compared on routes and prices, and whether hop-on hop-off or a fixed tour suits the way you want to see Tokyo.
Food & Dining
Janu Tokyo Mercato: Lunch Course Menu, Prices & Booking
The Italian lunch course at Mercato inside Janu Tokyo, Azabudai Hills: 2026 menu and prices, how to reserve, and a four-course review.
Travel Guide
Kawagoe Day Trip from Tokyo: Passes, Things to Do & Eats
Little Edo is about an hour from Tokyo. Seibu against Tobu pass, the seven best things to do, and where to eat, laid out as a one-day route.
Shopping
Koisuru Oshiri: Japan's Hip-Care Soap Prices & Lineup
Pelican Soap's hip-care bar sold at Don Quijote: the full lineup, prices, how to use it, and the tax-free and coupon rules.
Travel Guide
Tateyama Alpine Route Weather: Murodo Temps & Clothing
Murodo sits at 2,450m and runs about 2C at the April opening and below freezing before November. Monthly temperatures and layering advice.
Shopping
Don Quijote Summer List: Sunscreen, Bug Care & Cooling
A Don Quijote summer shopping list by category: sunscreen, mosquito patches and itch care, cooling sheets and deodorant.