Now that I just came back from a fulfilling few days of all-you-can-eat seafood, I’m ready to head back to Japan for more. I’d say in Japanese that’s hoitobo, but apparently hoitobo…
Category: Travel
Food Lover? This Japan Room Package is Insane.
A four-star hotel is not normally my type of lodging, nor is a buffet my dining choice, so we almost didn’t book one of the best deals around. The Grand Prince Hotel…
The Weird Math of Visiting Japan from Hawaii
If you don’t mind the long flight and if you have three or more days, it’s probably equal or less expensive to visit Japan than take a staycation in Hawaii. Weird, right?…
Japan, Seven-Eleven and US Currency Exchange
Where is the best place to get Japanese yen exchanged? It’s not Hawaii’s banks, where there is typically a lower than market exchange rate and a steep transaction fee. For instance, today’s…
Japan: From Honolulu to Osaka – A Rail Pass Guide
I just visited Japan for the third time in my life. In 2016, after spending about 18 months studying Japanese to encourage my son who was taking classes in middle and high…
From Honolulu to Tokyo – A transit guide for the transit clueless
In going from Honolulu to Tokyo, one of my bigger travel worries, other than the language barrier, was the transit barrier. Regarding mass transit, I spent a number of years both living…
Traveling Tokyo by Smartphone
US Smartphone Coverage in Japan If you’re currently on either T-mobile or Sprint’s phone plan, you’re in luck. For most plans, both companies offer free text and 2g basic data roaming in…