How I ended up at Okinawa after my ferry didn’t stop to pick me up
“Feels like a typhoon is coming, doesn’t it?” “It does?” I turned left to look at my elderly walking...
A Japanese Diwali: How it’s different from India
Among the many things travel teaches you is how things you take for granted back home don’t come easily...
Accessible tourism gains popularity in ageing Japan
Tokyo (TAN): Accessible tourism is increasingly gaining popularity in an ageing Japan, says The Japan Times. Such tourism aims to...
Japan is on the verge of a tourism spike, but it has hurdles to cross
Tokyo (TAN): The tourism industry in Japan is on a high with it seeing an unprecedented 31 million foreign tourists...
Japan to trial bullet train at 360kmph
Tokyo (TAN): Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has announced that it will carry out test runs of the new...
Uzbekistan to waive visa for citizens of 45 countries
Tashkent (NITN): Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced that tourists from 45 countries will be able to visit Uzbekistan visa...
Etihad Airways to introduce Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Barcelona
December 22 (TravelAndy): Etihad Airways will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its scheduled services from Abu Dhabi to Barcelona,...
US tour operators name Italy as 2019 ‘hot’ destination
December 19 (NITN): The tour operator members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) have named Italy the...
World’s largest seafood market opens for public
October 14 (TravelAndy): The Toyosu fish market, which replaces the historic Tsukiji fish market in Japan’s capital city, opened its...
Japan looks to develop stronger tourism ties with Goa
September 7 (TravelAndy): Japan is looking to strengthen tourism ties with Goa. Consul-general of Japan Ryoji Noda met Goa...
Japan tourist visa process to become online
September 3 (TravelAndy): Japan is setting up an online system to accept tourist visa applications starting with tour groups...
V&A Dundee opening strengthens Japan & Scotland links
July 8 (TravelAndy): The eagerly anticipated opening of V&A Dundee was among the experiences highlighted to travel trade and...
Japan passport strongest, India ranks 76th
June 3 (TravelAndy): Japan has consolidated its spot at the top of the Henley Passport Index, now offering its...
Japanese students visit Perth
October 30 (TravelAndy): Over 300 students in year 11 at Fukuoka Kaho High School in Japan have visited Perth...
Japan calling for comic lovers
September 16 (TravelAndy): In what is good news to all Japanese comic fans, Japan is all set to use...
New Hong Kong-Yonago flight from Sep 14
August 5 (TravelAndy): Hong Kong Airlines will operate direct flights to Yonago, in Tottori Prefecture of Japan, from Hong...
Hokkaido tops list of Asian tourist spots
July 14 (TravelAndy): Hokkaido island in Japan has been named the number one tourist spot in Asia by the...
Invisible trains in Japan by 2018
April 15 (TravelAndy): Japan will run the world’s first ever invisible train by 2018, said reports. The trains will...
Bullet train connects Hokkaido to Tokyo
March 26 (TravelAndy): The first bullet train track connecting Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido to Tokyo opened on Saturday, said The...
Kyoto’s list of don’ts for visitors
August 13 (TravelAndy): Japan’s former capital and popular tourist destination Kyoto has released a list of don’ts for tourists...
Japan: Land emerges from sea
April 28 (TravelAndy): At a time when the world is losing land to the advancing the seas because of...
Flashback 2014: My Instagram journey
I had joined Instagram in the middle of 2014, shortly before my trip to Japan. Consequently, it was no...
How I dug out cheap air tickets
Flying and sleeping eat up the major part of any travel budget. Consequently, if you can check these costs, it’s...
Greetings: Kiss, hug or shake hands?
I was quite surprised the first time I saw two grown men greeting each other with loud kisses on...
Ten postcards from Japan
Over the past few weeks, I have posted a lot of stuff on Japan. I’ll agree I’m more than...
Japan tourist visa guide for Indians
Japan is an awesome country and you should seriously consider going there (if you haven’t visited already). My Japan...
What happened at the onsen
I seriously considered turning back as I stood in front of the grand Meiji-era building. This was the Takegawara...
Travelogue: Yoron island in Japan
“Why Yoron?” Chie wasn’t the first person to ask me this question. That I was in Japan was itself pretty random!...
10 things to know before going to Japan
I’m just back from my three-week trip to Japan and I cannot stop thinking about the many ways in...
11 reasons I’m excited about visiting Japan
I’m going to Japan in two months and this country has got me pretty excited. I choose my travel...