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Exploring the Rich Cultural Heritage of Japan: A Comprehensive Tour Guide

Japan, with its captivating mix of ancient traditions and modern marvels, has become an increasingly popular destination for travelers seeking a unique and enriching experience. From bustling metropolises to serene countryside landscapes, this fascinating country offers a wealth of cultural heritage to explore. If you’re planning a trip to Japan, this comprehensive tour guide will help you navigate through the must-visit destinations and provide insights into the rich cultural experiences that await you.

Tokyo: Where Tradition Meets Innovation

No trip to Japan would be complete without a visit to its vibrant capital city, Tokyo. This sprawling metropolis seamlessly blends ancient traditions with cutting-edge technology. Start your journey by immersing yourself in the historic charm of Asakusa’s Senso-ji Temple, one of Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temples. Take a stroll through Nakamise Shopping Street, lined with traditional shops selling souvenirs and delectable street food.

For a taste of modern Japan, head to Shibuya Crossing, one of the world’s busiest intersections. Marvel at the neon lights and towering billboards while sipping on matcha lattes from trendy cafes. Don’t miss out on exploring Harajuku, known for its quirky fashion trends and vibrant street art.

Kyoto: The Cultural Heartland

Known for its preserved ancient architecture and breathtaking temples, Kyoto offers a glimpse into Japan’s rich cultural heritage. Begin your exploration at Kinkaku-ji Temple, also known as the Golden Pavilion, which showcases stunning Zen Buddhist architecture surrounded by picturesque gardens.

Next, visit Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine famous for its thousands of vibrant red torii gates that lead up to Mount Inari. This sacred site offers visitors an otherworldly experience amidst nature and spirituality.

To truly immerse yourself in Japanese culture, participate in a tea ceremony or try on a traditional kimono in the historic district of Gion. Don’t forget to visit the magnificent Kiyomizu-dera Temple, known for its wooden terrace that offers breathtaking panoramic views of Kyoto.

Hiroshima: A Tale of Resilience and Peace

Hiroshima, forever marked by the devastating events of World War II, has transformed itself into a city dedicated to promoting peace and understanding. Begin your visit at the Peace Memorial Park, which serves as a poignant reminder of the city’s tragic past. Explore the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to gain a deeper understanding of the atomic bombing and its aftermath.

A short ferry ride away from Hiroshima is Miyajima Island, home to the iconic Itsukushima Shrine with its famous floating torii gate. Take a leisurely stroll through the island’s picturesque streets and encounter friendly deer that roam freely.

Nara: Where Nature Meets History

Nara, Japan’s first capital, is renowned for its historical treasures and friendly deer population. Start your journey at Nara Park, where you can interact with hundreds of deer considered sacred messengers in Japanese culture.

Visit Todai-ji Temple, home to one of Japan’s largest bronze statues of Buddha. The temple complex also houses several other national treasures that showcase the exquisite craftsmanship from centuries past.

For a serene escape from city life, head to Yoshino-Kumano National Park and marvel at its lush greenery and stunning waterfalls. Take a peaceful hike along one of its many trails while immersing yourself in nature’s beauty.

In conclusion, Japan offers an incredible array of cultural experiences that capture both tradition and innovation. From Tokyo’s bustling streets to Kyoto’s ancient temples, Hiroshima’s message of peace, and Nara’s harmonious blend of history and nature – each destination has something unique to offer travelers seeking an authentic experience in this captivating country. Embark on a Japan tour and immerse yourself in its rich cultural heritage that will leave you with memories to cherish for a lifetime.

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In the past people used to visit bookstores, local libraries or news vendors to purchase books and newspapers. With digitalization many opt to use eBooks and pdfs rather than traditional books and papers.

If you’re into reading books on your phone you might wonder which the best eBook apps are on the market. As there is quite a variety of eBook apps around, you need to decide which features are most important to you, for example:

· Autosave mode.

· Annotation, highlighting and commenting.

· Synchronization on different devices.

· Ability to operate on a variety of devices like PC, Android, iOS, iPad and others.

· Open different file formats like TXT and PDF.

· Customizable settings like font size and brightness.

Amazon Kindle

If you love to spend your free time reading, Amazon Kindle is a good eBook app for you. The app is completely customizable allowing you to alter the settings to match your preferences. It’s compatible with all eBook formats and offers access to an extensive selection of eBooks in the market. The built-in dictionary helps you understand vocabulary, you can customize light, font and other settings, and the preview feature allows you to group books in the desired style before purchase. It’s also compatible with a wide variety of devices like PC, smartphone, iPhones and iPad.

For students seeking the best app for reading standards, Calibre by open source is the best. The app displays current chapters and paragraphs with the help of the reference mode making citation easy. The flow mode saves you the time of scrolling across pages. It does support Amazon formats, but the only disadvantage noticeable with Calibre is that it cannot open protected Kindle books and files.

Aldiko EBook Reader

The Aldiko eBook app is the perfect PDF and ePub formats reader. The app is fantastic when it comes to memory saving since it has no autosave mode available on other devices. This ensures no hidden or unwanted files get saved to your device. Like the Kindle and calibre apps, Aldiko allows you to customize settings and appearance. If you find a specific book interesting, you manually import it to the app shelves to access it later.

Icecream EBook Reader

This fantastic eBook reader supports commonly available eBook formats like EPUB, PDF and FB2 among others. As you import books to its shelves, they are chronologically arranged for easy selection and access. The Icecream app allows you to archive and import eBooks from different sites. Customization is easy since you only click a single button for specific changes. For premium features like metadata editing or copying texts, you need the premium version. It’s fit for recreational reading. The only disadvantages with the app are that it has no annotation and can’t read Kindle books.

NOOK EBook App

Nook is the fantastic eBook app giving you access to over four million eBooks from different sellers around the globe. NOOK allows you access the best titles and articles with an additional expert recommendation on bestselling eBooks. With this app you have access to eBooks, kids’ books, magazines, novels, articles and comic graphics along with more fantastic artworks. The automatic synchronization feature allows you to access your files in different devices picking up from your last point.

Wattpad has an internal browser which makes it easy for you to search for different books available online from your reading app. It has a simple user interface which makes navigation across different eBooks easy. It has customizable features like text background color and font size adjustment. You can download eBooks in chapters with the Wattpad app. It is the best app for light readers.

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“Japan Official Travel App” is the official smartphone app provided by JNTO, delivering up-to-date information about traveling in Japan for a safe and comfortable journey. The app is provided in four languages: Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), English, and Korean.

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Route search covers all means of public transportation including Japan Rail (JR), subway lines, airlines, taxis and ferry service. Route Search is compatible with JR Pass. Traffic delay and transportation service suspension information are provided, along with alternative route suggestions.

There are regularly updated articles and information about tourist spots in Japan. Find places to go and things to do.

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Users can search for various spots by keywords, such as ATMs, luggage storage areas, free Wi-Fi services and hospitals. Facilities near the user's current location can be easily found on the map.

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There are alert notifications that warns of natural disasters, extreme weather and other emergencies. Helpful information on what to do when an emergency occurs, including directions to emergency shelters, where to get medical assistance, contact information for embassies and a communication card with useful phrases to help those with no knowledge of Japanese language are also provided.

Visit Japan Web

This is a service that allows you to perform arrival procedures "immigration ", "customs", and "Tax-free shopping service" In addition to those entering the country from overseas, it can also be used by those returning to Japan. This page contains information related to the system and information for business operators related to this service.

• Please see the Visit Japan Web Landing Page for information on how to use it.

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• Suspicious app called “Visit Japan Web info” has been found recently. Our service does not provide any app. If you downloaded suspicious app, please uninstall it immediately. (September 14,2023)
• Anyone entering Japan on or after April 29, 2023 will no longer be required to show a valid vaccination certificate or a test certificate obtained before departure. Please check details here With the above change, the "Quarantine procedure (Fast Track)" icon will be removed on April 29 at 00:00 JST. (April 28, 2023)
• New function "Tax-free shopping service" released (April 1, 2023)
• New functions "Passport OCR input", "VISA link", "3rd party proxy input" released (March 28, 2023)
• The guide page in Chinese（Simplified, Traditional) and Korean pages have been opend. Visit Japan Web （November 1, 2022)​
• Quarantine “Fast Track” is available via Visit Japan Web.（November 1, 2022)

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A Guide to the Visit Japan Web app and Japan Entry Procedures

Although there are now no Covid protocols for Japan, the Japanese government still strongly recommends that you use the Visit Japan Web app to enter Japan. This app is used to enter your arrival information and customs declaration prior to arriving in Japan. Thus, it replaces the paper disembarkation card and customs declaration. Using the app will allow you to move more quickly through your arrival airport. However, you will not be denied entry to Japan if you do not use the Visit Japan Web app.

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Time required to fill out and instruction manuals

When you first download the app and look at the instruction manual, you may get the impression that it’s going to take a long time to complete Visit Japan Web. In practice, it takes about 15 minutes and is pretty intuitive. I suggest using the simplified manual and quarantine section manuals linked below.

Three parts to Visit Japan Web

Note, Visit Japan Web actually consists of three parts: 1) immigration information (ie, disembarkation card information), 2) customs information (ie, customs declaration), and 3) tax-exemption section. When you successfully complete these sections, you will receive three QR codes. The first two you will show at the airport upon arrival. The third you will show at shops that offer tax-free shopping to tourists.

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You will need a charged smartphone with internet access for Visit Japan Web to work at the airport when you arrive. Japanese airports have free wifi, so connectivity is not an issue, but be sure to charge your phone before flying. Just in case something goes wrong with your phone or you cannot get online at the airport, it’s a good idea to do two things to print out your immigration and customs QR codes to show at the airport.

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• Here’s the Visit Japan Web download site .
• Here’s a detailed manual for using Visit Japan Web.
• Here’s a simplified Visit Japan Web Manual (scroll down for instructions).

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Are you planning a trip to Japan soon? Or are you a resident of Japan who is going to travel abroad and then re-enter? Then you may be interested to read this article to the end!

After more than two years closed due to the global pandemic situation, Japan has finally opened its doors to tourism recently. This was a long awaited opening by many, as the country of the rising sun is one of the most popular travel destinations in recent years and has been one of the places that has taken the longest to reopen to tourism. Surely many people are excited about this news, buying their plane tickets and preparing their suitcases. However, be careful! There is one very important detail to keep in mind or you could be left with the door slammed in your face and be turned back upon landing in Japan.

To enter Japan it is MANDATORY to present a vaccination passport with 3 vaccines of some of those approved by the Japanese Government or a negative PCR in COVID-19 72 hours before the departure time.

And what does the My SOS app have to do with the entrance to Japan? Well, let’s see now.

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What is Visit Japan Web?

Visit Japan Web is a web portal launched by the Japanese Government to Fast Track your entry into Japan. On the Visit Japan Web website you can upload your vaccination passport or your negative PCR certificate before boarding the plane and get a QR. Technically, you can also present it on paper at the arrival airport, but some airlines may deny you boarding if you do not show them the QR code. Also, if you do the process in advance through the website and receive the approved QR, you are 100% sure that there will be no problem with your entry (it is unlikely, but it could be the case that once at the arrival airport the certificate you present is not considered valid).

In addition, with the Visit Japan web portal you can also do the questionnaire for the customs procedure in advance, receiving a separate QR.

In my own experience, I used Visit Japan Web on my recent re-entry to Japan and the process was much faster and streamlined compared to people who did not have it. There is a separation for people who carry the QR code with the 3 vaccinations/PCR tests and you get to Immigration much faster as they don’t have to check it manually (they only check that you have the QR). And once you pick up your luggage, you use the second QR code for the customs process.

In both cases, the time spent waiting in line is reduced considerably and you leave the airport much earlier. Below, I’m going to explain how to do the processes from my own first hand experience!

How to use the Visit Japan Web before entering Japan

The first thing you have to do is to go to this website and create an account. The procedure is the usual for this kind of cases: after registering an email address and accepting the terms of use, they send you a confirmation code and after entering the code you can access your page.

Once you are in your account, go to the “Your details” section and fill in the information requested (full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, etc).

After registering your details, you will be able to click on the “New registration” button in the “Register Planned Entry/Return” section. Here you have to put the arrival  information (date, airline company and flight number). Then you will then arrive at a screen with two options. One for the Fast Track and the other for the customs declaration. I recommend you to start with the Fast Track.

It’s time to start with the pre-registration procedures for quarantine. According with your departure country this part may vary slightly, but as long as I know most part of the countries have the same process. The top part is in red, and if you scroll down you can see a red band that says “Not yet registered” with your passport information. Below you can see the four documents that you must complete: passport, Questionnaire WEB, Vaccination certificate and PCR result less than 72 hours before departure.

The documents are easy. The passport is just take a picture of the page with your information and updated it. Once they check and see that it’s ok and the information can be read well, you can go to the Questionnaire WEB. You just need to answer a few questions and then you are ready to go to the next step, the vaccination certificate. In my case I took a screenshot of my digital vaccine certificate and they accepted it.

As you can see, since I have the vaccination certificate I do not need the PCR test (in case you do not have a valid vaccination certificate, then you can go for the COVID-19 PCR test). All the necessary documents changed from “Not yet registered” to “Completed” and the color changed from red to blue. Once you get this, you are ready to travel knowing that all your documents have been accepted.

After finishing this part, you can go back and fill in the section of “Declaration of Personal Effects and Unaccompanied Articles”. For those of you who are used to traveling, this is the typical small piece of paper that you are usually given during the flight to customs declaration in case you are carrying certain substances. With Visit Japan Web you can make this declaration in advance from the website and receive another QR code to pass through customs saving time.

How to use the Visit Japan Web after arriving Japan

Once in Japan it is very simple. When you get out of the plane there is a point where they separate people into those who have the QR code and those who do not. You just have to show the code to the staff and they will let you through.

After you have finished the process at Immigration and once you have your luggage, you will see that at Customs declaration there is a queue for those who have the physical paper and another queue for those who have the QR code. There are some machines where you have to swipe the QR code, and you are out, free to explore Japan!

And that is all. In case you can’t find it, here you have the official website of Visit Japan Web.

Visit Japan Web: https://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/

And that is all. I understand first hand that with the current situation entering/returning to Japan can be confusing or make you have many doubts/worries so I hope this article helped you.

Airport Taxi

Looking for a private shuttle from Japan’s major airports to your accommodation or vice versa? Airport Taxi is one of the best services in Japan, with large and comfortable cars and affordable prices! The customer service is available every day from 8:00 to 23:00 and the have English-speakers staff.

▶Check the official website:  https://www.airport-taxi.tokyo/en

Clinic Nearme

If you are a resident of Tokyo who is going abroad for a while, and you have been vaccinated here, our affiliated clinic Clinic Nearme can provide you with the vaccination certificate necessary for returning to Japan. For 3,000 JPY  you can have your vaccine certificate on the same day. Clinic Nearme a clinics authorized for the Japanese government and one of the few clinics in Tokyo with English support.

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