On a snowy day in Kyoto, I took the Eizan Railway train from Kibunaguchi Station to Kurama Station Dec.31, 2021 (Kuga's Travel)

Worshippers visited a shrine in central Tokyo in the early hours of New Year's Day to pray for good luck in 2022. They maintained social distance to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. (NHK)

A massive winter storm was expected to dump nearly a meter of snow on some parts of Japan, snarling transport during a peak travel period over the New Year holiday when many people are on the move to be with their families. (Japan Times)

Somewhere in the Kansai region are the remnants of this abandoned amusement park. The restaurant leftover from the 80s is interesting though. ( franklin the woman)

The rush of year-end travelers headed for hometowns or vacations is hitting its peak on Wednesday in Japan. (NHK)

Be a part of the mayhem at the world’s biggest Minion Park! (Cow Missing)

Japan’s policy on in-flight omicron close contacts was brought into line with the definition for other coronavirus infections on Tuesday — two rows in front of and behind where the infected person was sitting — amid concerns that the central and local governments would run out of quarantine facilities for close contacts. (Japan Times)

A group of guests took a free bus shuttle to the 'Disaster Prevention Underground Temple', famous worldwide for its unique architectural style, as seen in the footage filmed in Kasukabe, in the Saitama prefecture, at the outskirts of Tokyo, on Saturday. (Ruptly)

Weather officials are warning of heavy snow in areas along the Sea of Japan, and are urging people there to refrain from non-essential outings. (NHK)

I tried Suite Class on a small Japanese local ferry from Hakata to Fukue. (Solo Travel Japan)

Weather officials are warning of heavy snow in areas along the Sea of Japan, urging people there to refrain from non-essential outings. (NHK)

Akihabara gained the nickname Akihabara Electric Town shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market. (Totally Drew)

Today I did a Day trip from Tokyo to Nagano Japan to using various trains including the shinkansen. ( Solo Solo Travel)

Archival footage shot by a filmmaker while touring Eastern Asia in March 1972 (Footageforpro.com)

Sendai is much bigger than the city center. Like Tokyo, the city goes far into the countryside and Sendai has some very beautiful places like this one, Akiu Great Falls, a 55 meter high waterfall that is one of Japan's top 100, only a 30 min trip from Central Sendai. (ONLY in JAPAN * GO)

When visiting Ueno station many do not see what the inside shopping areas really do look like so today we are going to show you the inside of Ueno Station and all the major shopping areas. (Totally Drew)

A brand new ship of Meimon Taiyo Ferry went into service on the 16th of Dec, 2021. I tried its newly designed capsule, called Comfort, from Osaka to Shinmoji (Fukuoka) (Solo Travel Japan)

Today, I spent 4 days in Hokkaido, the northmost island of Japan with some good friends! (Joey)

The Japanese government has launched a smartphone app that enables people to show proof that they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus. (NHK)

Japan has changed a lot in recent years, sometimes for the worse. I sit down with @CDawgVA to chat about our 7 most overrated things about Japan. (Chris Abroad)