Category Archives: Tourist-Turista

境港 [Sakaiminato]

Posted on October 25, 2020 by JBinnacle

To get the steam rolling for Hallowe’en next weeekend, we bring you a post about an almost-literal Yokai Town. Sakaiminato [境港] is a small town in the Prefecture of Tottori [鳥取県, Tottori-ken] in the east of Japan. It might not … Continue reading →

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温泉 [Onsen]

Posted on September 12, 2020 by JBinnacle

Onsen [温泉] is a Japanese word composed of two kanji. The first one, 温, which can be read “on” (among some other sounds) means “warm”. The second one, 泉, read as “sen” (again, among other sounds), means fountain. So what … Continue reading →

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富士山 [Fuji-san]

Posted on August 9, 2020 by JBinnacle

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of our climbing Mount Fuji, which we did on the 10th/11th of August 2019, the second weekend of the month (on Japanese Mountain Day). We thought we might give you some information about Japan’s … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (TMGB)

Posted on October 5, 2019 by JBinnacle

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building or TMGB [東京都庁, Tōkyō Tochō] is basically Tokyo’s city hall, so you might think about giving it a miss, but here’s a well-known secret: one of the buildings has two free observation decks, and they are … Continue reading →

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Samurai Museum Shinjuku (Tokyo)

Posted on July 27, 2019 by JBinnacle

東京都新宿区歌舞伎町2-25-6. Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Kabukicho 2-25-6 (Map) Website: https://www.samuraimuseum.jp/ Twitter: @MuseumSamurai Facebook: Samurai Museum Instagram: @samuraimuseumtokyo TripAdvisor: Samurai Museum   1900 ¥ (R: 800 ¥) The Samurai Museum is located in Kabukicho, in Shinjuku, about 10 minutes walking from the station. … Continue reading →

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Sakura House

Posted on March 23, 2019 by JBinnacle

While the Internet has made getting a hotel room pretty straightforward, sometimes a hotel room is not what you need for a stay. However, companies like Airbnb have been a shaky option for Japan – in summer 2018 a lot … Continue reading →

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Viajar a Japón con pasaporte español: Inmigración y Documentación

Posted on June 8, 2017 by JBinnacle

El proceso de inmigración (=viaje) a Japón es diferente en función del país y de los acuerdos de visados. Este post se centra en ciudadanos con pasaporte español. España y Japón tienen un acuerdo de visado libre, lo que no … Continue reading →

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神社 [Jinja] & 寺 [Tera] (for beginners | para novatos)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by JBinnacle

(This post is designed for ‘newbies’ and people unfamiliar with the different concepts, so it leaves out all the technical and ‘geeky’ part. One day, if you want, we can talk about all the parts of a Shrine and the … Continue reading →

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Japan Wireless

Posted on October 18, 2015 by JBinnacle

A good number of companies have opened themselves to the market of providing the foreign tourists with Internet access. In SemiRandom we have used Japan Wireless, and we want to tell you about our experience. Japan Wireless offers two different … Continue reading →

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