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Every Japan Echo guide, grouped by line. 34 guides, last updated 27 Oct 2026.

TR Getting Around

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21 Sep 2026TR 01Tokyo Subway Ticket: unlimited rides from ¥1,000 a day2 min24 Sep 2026TR 02Travel hands-free: sending your suitcase ahead2 min2 Oct 2026TR 03Is the Japan Rail Pass still worth it in 2026?2 min4 Oct 2026TR 04eSIM, pocket Wi-Fi or SIM card: getting data in Japan2 min7 Oct 2026TR 05How to book the shinkansen as a foreign visitor2 min11 Oct 2026TR 06Suica, PASMO and ICOCA: the tap card you will use every day2 min18 Oct 2026TR 07Your first three hours in Japan: airport to hotel2 min27 Oct 2026TR 08Skyliner vs Narita Express: which airport train to take from Narita7 min27 Oct 2026TR 09Haneda Airport to Shinjuku and central Tokyo: train, bus or taxi7 min27 Oct 2026TR 10What to book before you go to Japan, and exactly when7 min

YN Money & Costs

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12 Sep 2026YN 01Cash, cards or phone: how to pay for things in Japan2 min6 Oct 2026YN 02What a day in Japan really costs in 20262 min15 Oct 2026YN 03Every new travel fee in Japan for 2026, in one place2 min19 Oct 2026YN 04Japan's new tax-free system from 1 November 20263 min

SH Shopping

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1 Oct 2026SH 01Buying Gundam model kits in Japan: grades, stores and packing2 min9 Oct 2026SH 02Japanese drugstore shopping: skincare, sunscreen and what to skip2 min

OT Pop Culture

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27 Sep 2026OT 01Every Pokémon Center store in Japan, and which to visit2 min13 Oct 2026OT 02Buying Pokémon cards in Japan without getting burned2 min17 Oct 2026OT 03Akihabara in one day: a route for first-timers2 min27 Oct 2026OT 04How to book Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo or Osaka7 min

FD Food

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9 Sep 2026FD 0120 Japanese phrases that make eating out easier2 min18 Sep 2026FD 02Izakaya basics: how a Japanese pub dinner works2 min30 Sep 2026FD 03Ramen in Japan: styles, ticket machines and noodle firmness2 min16 Oct 2026FD 04How to eat well from a Japanese convenience store2 min

ST Stays

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15 Sep 2026ST 01Onsen etiquette: how to use a Japanese hot spring2 min14 Oct 2026ST 02Business hotel, capsule or ryokan? Choosing where to stay2 min

RG Cities

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6 Sep 2026RG 01Osaka in two days, plus Universal Studios Japan2 min10 Oct 2026RG 02Kyoto for first-timers: beating the crowds in 20262 min27 Oct 2026RG 03Osaka Amazing Pass: is it worth it in 2026?7 min27 Oct 2026RG 04Universal Studios Japan Express Pass: which one, and is it worth it?7 min27 Oct 2026RG 05teamLab Planets or teamLab Borderless? Tokyo tickets and tips for 20267 min27 Oct 2026RG 06A Mt Fuji day trip from Tokyo: train, bus or tour7 min27 Oct 2026RG 07Hakone Freepass: is it worth it in 2026?7 min27 Oct 2026RG 08Japan in December: weather, winter lights and year-end closures7 min