City: Japan
Top Things to do in Japan
Top Hotels in Japan
- 1. Hotel Universal Port Vita
- 2. Hotel Universal Port
- 3. Hotel Nikko Osaka
- 4. Millennium Mitsui Garden Hotel Tokyo
- 5. Hotel Nikko Alivila Yomitan Resort Okinawa
- 6. Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Shinmachi Bettei
- 7. Mitsui Garden Hotel Prana Tokyo Bay
- 8. Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu
- 9. The Park Front Hotel at Universal Studios Japan
- 10. The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda
Top 10 Mass Transportation Systems in Japan, Japan
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Restaurants in Japan
1. Wakayama Dentetsu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 170 reviews
Reviewed By PeterthePauper - Ulsan, South Korea
Having seen a frequent 'spot' on CNN titled "60-Second Vacation" which featured Wakayama Prefecture, I decided to make the short hop from South Korea across to Osaka and spend a few days exploring Wakayama and the Kii Peninsular by train. The 5-day JR-West train pass I purchased on arrival at Kansai Airport for my travels also included travel on the Wakayama Electric Railway (Wakayama Dentetsu) - Kishigawa Line, so I was able to spend a few hours traversing the 14.3km line getting on and off trains at the main intermediate stop (Idakiso) in order to try each of the 4-themed trains ('Strawberry', 'Plum', 'Toys' and 'Tama'). The narrow gauge single track railway is wonderfully retro as it rattles and rolls its' way through the Japanese countryside and although there is no particular reason for travelling to Kishi, the experience is all about travelling on these wonderfully unique trains.
2. Oigawa Railway Co.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 232 reviews
Oigawa Railway is a railway company which operates steam locomotive(SL) trains almost every day. You can enjoy Japanese antique train trip and a beautiful view from the train.
3. Kyushu Shinkansen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By 626eas - Petaluma, United States
While the US railway system is stuck in the 19th century, JR - Japan Railways has built one of the best and well-run network of high speed trains across the country. It is the most convenient and surely the fastest way to travel. Tickets are easy to buy and trains leave frequently. Trains leave on time, are clean and comfortable. Staff understand and speak English and the ticket machine switches to English also.
4. Beppu Ropeway
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 116 reviews
The largest ropeway in Kyushu with a maximun riding capacity of 101 passengers ! I will guide you through the 10 minute journey to Tsurumi Sanjo Station situated at 1,300 maters above sea level. Standing 1,375m high, Mt.Tsurumi is located at the east edge of Aso-Kuju National Park. Mt.Tsurumi is an active volcano with fumarole activity still occurring in the backside, and is the source of Beppu Hot Spring. The top of Mt.Tsurumi offers a beautiful view of the Beppu Area, Mt. Yufu, the Kuju Moutains, and the Shikoku Regions.
Reviewed By maypatcha - Howick, New Zealand
We went up there with our baby in a carrier. It was 0 degree Celsius so it was slightly cold. However, we walked up to the top of the mountain so it was not hot at all. It’s worth our time.
5. Nozawa Onsen Liner
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By TR4prez - Greater London, United Kingdom
We used this service between IIyama Shinkansen station to Nozawa Onsen village. It costs 600Y one way and is a good service. It drops you at the Chuo bus terminal at Nozawa and you must buy a ticket from the machine in advance.
6. Aizu Railway
7. Enoshima Electric Railway
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,159 reviews
Reviewed By Shaun1965 - Oxenford, Australia
After getting the train down from Tokyo, you pass through the turnstiles and use the pasimo card to get around. This train takes you along the bay to easy access for the giant Buddha.
8. Unzen Ropeway
9. Kushiro Shitsugen Norroko-go
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 146 reviews
Reviewed By PeterthePauper - Ulsan, South Korea
The Kushiro Shitsugen (literally Kushiro Marsh) Norroko runs on JR Hokkaido's Senmo main Line from Kushiro to Toro through Japan's largest marsh wetlands from late April until September. For a few weekend days from late January thru' February each year, however, a special steam hauled train (SL Fuyu-No-Shitsugen) runs on the same route from Kushiro to Shibecha. As a near 70-year old solo traveller, I feel privileged to have obtained seats on the first steam train of the 2020 Season, as the SL marked its' 20th year of operation. Apart from the sheer nostalgia of travelling on a retro steam hauled train (reminiscent of my childhood in the 1950's & 1960's), the 1hr 40min journey to Shibecha was memorable for a number of other reasons; - the party-like atmosphere on the train with people gathered around the pot belly stove in each car, roasting dried squid and sharing Sake, - sightings of wild deer (more obvious against the snowy background) and also the evidence of other wildlife thru' the many tracks in the snow, - the compliant Japanese Cranes seemingly posing for photographs at Kunayama Station, and - rarely have I travelled on a packed (5-car) train where the passengers onboard were truly outnumbered by the spectators waiting trackside for a fleeting glimpse or photograph of the SL passing through the Kushiro Shitsugen!
