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Tokyo Hydrangea: 7 Best Ajisai Spots & Peak Season
Seven hydrangea spots in and near Tokyo: Hakusan Shrine's ajisai festival, Asukayama, Hasedera and Meigetsuin in Kamakura, and Hakone.
Travel Guide
Tateyama Alpine Route Pass vs Web Ticket: Which to Buy
How the Alpine Route pass differs from a plain ticket, the web ticket types, buying on site against reserving ahead, and how to board.
Shopping
Sugi Pharmacy Coupon: Tax-Free Plus Up to 7% Off
How to get the free Sugi Pharmacy coupon from NAVITIME, the discount at each spending tier, and the four Tokyo and Osaka branches that accept it.
Travel Guide
Tateyama Alpine Route 2-Day Itinerary: Snow Wall
Two days on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route from Tokyo: the Hokuriku Shinkansen in, entry at Ogizawa, and the Murodo snow wall.
Food & Dining
Grill K Komagome: Charcoal Hamburg Menu & Booking
Charcoal-grilled hamburg steak at Grill K in Komagome: choosing patty size and sauce, prices, how long the wait runs and how to reserve.
Travel Guide
Tokyo Weather in July: Rainy Season End & What to Wear
When the rainy season lifts in Tokyo, weekly July temperatures and rainfall from JMA data, what to wear in the heat, and sunset times.
Travel Guide
Nippori Station Luggage Storage: Lockers & Skyliner
Coin locker locations, sizes and prices at Nippori by line (JR, Keisei Skyliner, Nippori-Toneri), plus the booking apps that cover it.
Food & Dining
Starbucks Yanaka Gotenzaka: Japan's First Gallery Cafe
Japan's first gallery-concept Starbucks, in Yanaka. The rotating exhibitions, the menu, opening hours and the walk from the station.
Travel Guide
Nezu Shrine: Azalea Festival, Senbon Torii & Access
Nezu Shrine in Yanesen: the spring azalea festival, the Senbon Torii tunnel, opening hours, admission for the azalea garden and access.
Shopping
Welcia Coupon: Tax-Free Plus Up to 8% Off
How to get the free Welcia coupon from kkday, what it comes to at each spending tier, which stores accept it, and the items it does not cover.