Like people 'When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do', we do like Japanese people do when in Japan! In this article, we will learn about the rules and manners you need to know before taking a train in Japan. Read more to learn about smoking and phone usage restrictions on trains, as well as other etiquettes and useful information to know such as about Women Only Cart and Priority Seats.

Are you traveling to Japan and want to know how to get around Japan by train? This article will introduce and explain different train types to help you maneuver better in Japan using Japan Railroad systems. Local/Semi-Express/Rapid/Express/Rapid Express/Semi-Special Express/Special Rapid/Limited/Special Express/Bullet Train/Super Express/Shinkansen

Bullet trains are a great time-efficient transportation option while traveling long-distance in Japan. In the last article, we learned about seating options - Ordinary Vs. Green. This article will look into the types of tickets, Reserved Vs. Non-reserved, list of holidays/dates to be noted when planning your trip with bullet trains, and about JR pass and its perks.

Bullet trains are a great time-efficient transportation option while traveling long-distance in Japan. In this article. This article will look into the types of bullet train seatings - Ordinary Vs. Green, rules about booking bullet train seats with JR Pass, and JR Pass, a special flat-rate pass which grants train access to almost anywhere in Japan, only available to international visitors.

Are you looking for ways to kill time around Narita Airport? There is a place we recommend for a visit when you have a long layover at Narita Airport. It is easy to access: only 2 stations away on the JR or Keisei line from Narita Airport (Terminal 1) and from there, it's within walking distance. In this article, we will show you around the Shinshoji Temple and the history behind some of the Buddhism structures you will find at Shinshoji-temple, also known to locals as Naritasan.

Are you traveling to Japan and flying into Narita Airport(NRT)? This article will cover Things to consider when flying into Narita Airport, Transportation options from Narita Airport to Downtown Tokyo such as Narita Express, Keisei Electric Railway, Airport Limousine, and our travel assistance services available at Amnet such as Car Service and Meet & Greet service.

Our staff's travel blog. This time, our staff shares her travel experience from Tokyo to Shin Aomori, using the Tohoku Shinkansen line, the longest bullet train line in Japan, 674 km (419 miles) long in total. In this article, you will learn basic information about bullet train and ticket classes, where to buy shinkansen tickets, etc.

Are you traveling to Japan? Read this article to learn about types of toilets in Japan (sitting - Western Style, squatting - Japanese Style, and Washlet - Japanese Hi-tech bidet toilet), how to use a TOTO washlet, and about its user-friendly features such as seat warmer, bidet, and Otohime.

If you are traveling by Shinkansen (bullet train), you may not know how to read the tickets and wonder why there are two tickets. This article will help solve your problem in 3min! Read more articles for more travel information & tips.

The study by Gregory Clark (University of California Davis) and graduate student Tatsuya Ishii came to the conclusion that people with less common samurai corresponding last names, for instance, Sugieda or Shinmi are more likely to appear to be classified as in the upper-class category when compared with last names that are more common in Japan, for example, Japan's top 2 recognized last names like Suzuki and Sato.

People who visited Japan talk about Japan as such a safe, polite, and clean country. But what actually makes Japan a safe country and is it actually safe regardless of famous rumors about yakuza? The author focuses on Japan's safety from many angles, cultural and political. Learn more about Yakuza, cultural differences, what they do in crime prevention, Limited Immigration Policy, and such.