japan

Hey everyone! So I'm going to Japan for 5 weeks but 3 of those weeks I will be staying and exploring with friends in Tokyo. I would like to spend time touring though so I'm dedicating just 2 weeks to just going off to do a small bike tour before having to fly back from Tokyo. Does anyone...

Heading out there around November this year and haven't been since I was 13, so my interests have changed since to say the least. If you were to go to Japan what would you get into? Trying to avoid most illegal stuff as I'm Japanese and won't get the leniency that white foreigners might get...

I thought a lot of the things on this list were pretty interesting and worth sharing here for anyone interested in traveling in countries outside the USA.

I’ve made it to Japan with basically no questions asked by immigration, with a budget of about $200/mo ($600/88days). I’ve booked myself 1-2 hostel stays per week after the first week or so is over. Any tips when it comes to Tokyo?

On the lighter side of things, http://imgur.com/gallery/nnDuB Cat is given title of “Most Awful Sleeping Face in Japan” At first glance most people would say Setsu-chan is "adorable" or elegant Here he is stretching and lazing about, staring at us with those piercing eyes. and then BAM...

Today I Learned that a guy in Japan laid legal claim to 2.5 million acres of abandoned woodland via adverse possession, acquired ownership by prescription, then declared independence from Japan and formed a micro-nation. More info in link below-...

I will be searching for this but if anyone knows of any tsunami volunteer programs or facilities that will house me up if I can pay for my plane ticket please let me know. I'm looking to go there for spring break and do what I can. Tanx

I'm heading to Japan in six months (so, February) with another partner and my dog. Does anyone know how spanging/busking is over in Japan? And how long you can stay in Japan, or until you at least get a job. I'd like to travel there for just a while, then actually get a job and live there. But...

How's squatting, hitchhiking, and dumpsters in Japan? Apparently, you can't legally live in the country without a 2 year degree from an American college, but I'm not sure about the penalty if you're caught past the allowed visiting period (6 months, if I can remember correctly). Anybody been...