Remembering 3.11 Japan Tohoku Earthquake in a unique way
Subway halt On 11 March, 2.46pm Japanese local time, trains on major subway lines came to an emergency halt, as
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Tohoku
Zao Snow Monsters – Visit Zao Onsen for Creeping Snow Covered Monsters
Zao Onsen is one of the most popular onsen town and ski resort in the Yamagata Prefecture. The highlight for
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JR Vacation Travel Talk #6 – Japan Railway
This is the Hayabusa-Komachi Bullet train that runs along the Tohoku Shinkansen line. Both trains are connected at this end
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Top Three Views of Japan 日本三景- Selected by the Japanese many centuries ago, the 日本三景 offer the Top 3 Best Views in Japan
The Three Views of Japan Hello friends, today we would like to introduce to you our trips to 3 awesome
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Sendai Tsunami Memorial Community Center Visit – Take a journey down that fateful event and see how Japanese cope with the disaster
Year 2011 was significant for JR Vacation as we commenced our first Japan vacation on that year and have never
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Pikachu Themed POKEMON with YOU Train in Tohoku – Extreme cuteness for Pikachu lover
We have the habit of relying on HyperDia – Japan transportation search engine system (you can learn how to use
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Beautiful Winter at Geibikei Gorge, Tohoku – Taking a boat ride down the Gorge, feeding ducks, and enjoying traditional Japan singing
After our maiden hike at Yamadera (you may refer to our previous post here), we ventured into another first time:
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Winter Hike at Yamadera, Tohoku Region with tips
Shortly after a warm welcome into 2018, JR Vacation reached a new milestone! We embarked on our first winter hike
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Explore on wheels – Self driving in Japan
Japan is covered with a vast network of rails. Trains and buses can get you anywhere. For most of our
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