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Oct 5, 2022
Traveling to Japan Post COVID
Step by step traveling procedures in June and Oct 2022 Yes, it might be still too early to say it’s “Post COVID” particular in Japanese standard, but things are clearly changing in the right direction even in Japan when it comes to international traveling! We just recently shared the exciting news about Japan finally opening [...]
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Sep 30, 2022
No more travel restrictions to Japan!
Oct 11th 2022 onward, all the travel restrictions will be removed Yes, it is official! A long awaited travel restriction will be removed on October 11th 2022 to travel to Japan. Yes, it is legit, not fake news. Finally, we can plan a photography tour of Japan that we have long awaited!! This is an [...]
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Mar 6, 2022
March ’22 Update with Japan’s COVID Measures;
Japan is easing restrictions with border control. At last, we are excited to share some positive news with Japan’s border control with the COVID measures. Yes, finally, a lot of positive movements towards opening up Japan are happening. Unfortunately, Japan is not yet open for tourists as of March 1st 2022, but the country is [...]
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Feb 16, 2022
Will Japan finally open in March 2022?
When the pandemic broke out two plus years ago, nobody expected it to last this long. While the US is slowly getting back to some level of normalcy, Japan has been extremely strict when it comes to opening its borders to the outside world. As of Jan 23rd 2022, Japan is completely closed to foreigners. [...]
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Jan 25, 2015
First 2015 Cherry Blossom Forecast for Japan Released
Cherry blossom season is probably my favorite time of year to experience Japan but it’s not always exactly the dates for year to year. The first cherry blossom forecast for 2015 of Japan’s cherry blossom season has been released by weathermap.jp! As with all forecasts, they are best guesses and will certainly be updated from [...]
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Mar 2, 2013
2013 Cherry Blossom Forecast
Every February brings (at least) 2 great things related to traveling to Japan: The Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido and the first sakura (or cherry blossom) forecast for Japan. If you plan on visiting Japan during cherry blossom season, head over to the Japanese National Tourism Organization (JNTO) site for some great information. Like the with [...]
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Mar 31, 2011
March 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
I’m not a good enough writing to express what I’m feeling with the news of the earthquake just off the coast of Northern Japan today. Having lived in Sendai for just over 3 years, I’ve been hoping and praying all my friends over there are safe, but it’s pretty scary to see places you’ve been [...]
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