HotelJapanKobe Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel – an affordable 5 star experience in a great city if you are visiting Osaka
JapanTravel Alcohol is cheap in Japan – no matter where you go in Japan, alcohol is surprisingly cheap at supermarkets and vending machines
Hakone Tamura Ginkatsu-tei – Hakone – a traditional looking restaurant serving some elegant, modern looking katsu and tofu dishes
Japan JLPT or Japanese Language Proficiency Test is hard and no walk in the park – here is what you can expect
EatOsaka Dashichazuke En (Japanese Soup Tea Rice) at Shin-Osaka Station – Osaka, Japan – worth the experience while you wait for your Shinkansen
JapanOne Piece Japanese Video Game Arcades – still a thing in the land of the rising sun and they are plenty and big
EatJapan Mister Donut in Japan – the American franchise that can be found all over Asia but very prominently in Japan
EatOsaka 551 Horai – Osaka – a Kansai region only outlet offers delicious shumai, gyoza and pork bun that you can eat while riding the shinkansen
Film/TelevisionJapanManga/Anime Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna – a surprisingly good film that caps off the journey for Tai and Yamato (Matt) and may leave you with tears