Micchi The Japan Rail Pass price splits in two on 1 October 2026, and that changes the answer. A 2026 guide to booking the shinkansen: the Nozomi supplement, the luggage rule that fines you, and when a pass is a waste of money.
A two-day Naoshima itinerary built around the two things that actually decide your trip: the ferry timetable and the Monday closures. Updated 2026 fares, timed-entry rules, and Ando’s new museum.
Every guide says 1–2 GB a day. I worked out where the megabytes actually go on a full day of walking Tokyo with the maps open — and which Japanese network each travel eSIM really runs on.
Ten Tokyo hotels with real design credentials — Klein Dytham, DDAA, artist-built rooms, a converted shirt warehouse — that you can book for two people for under ¥30,000 a night. Every price checked in July 2026.
A free, self-guided Omotesando walk past 12 landmark buildings — Kuma, Ando, Herzog & de Meuron, Tange. No tour needed, every stop walked in person.
Borderless in Azabudai Hills or Planets in Toyosu? A Tokyo resident who works in property development compares both teamLab venues — tickets, crowds, what’s around each, and who should book which in 2026.
A walking guide to Azabudai Hills — Heatherwick Studio’s garden roofs, Japan’s tallest tower, the honest way to get the Tokyo Tower view, and how to plan teamLab Borderless.