Where to Stay in Osaka: Umeda, Namba or Shin-Osaka?
Choose your Osaka base by your evenings and next morning’s journey. Compare Umeda, Namba and Shin-Osaka, then look beyond the station name on a hotel listing.
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Choosing accommodation and planning an easier overnight stay.
Staying at a Koyasan Temple: Meals, Morning Worship and Getting There
Choose a Koyasan temple stay around its meals, room facilities and morning routine. What to arrange before arrival and how the overnight visit unfolds.
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Your First Ryokan Stay: Check-In, Dinner, Onsen and Futon
Make the most of a first ryokan night: choose the right meal plan, arrive before dinner and get comfortable with yukata, bathing and sleeping on a futon.
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Where to Stay in Kyoto: Kyoto Station, Shijo or Gion?
Choose a Kyoto base around rail access, evening plans and the days you will carry luggage, not just proximity to a sight.
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Where to Stay in Tokyo: Five Areas Compared by Your Mornings and Nights
Compare Shinjuku, Ueno, Tokyo Station, Asakusa and Shinagawa around arrival, evenings out and your next departure.
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Staying in Ginzan Onsen: planning time for its riverside streets
Plan your ryokan and return transport together, leaving time to see the wooden inns by daylight and under the gas lamps.
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Taking your time in Kurokawa Onsen: baths, breaks and the bathing pass
Use the bathing pass to explore different outdoor baths, with time for breaks and a realistic plan for buses and luggage.
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