In Japan now?
Practical guides for getting around, onsen etiquette and more.
From how to take a local bus to mastering the Japanese etiquette of baths.
Ride the Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway to Tsuboniwa at 2,237m near Chino, Nagano: an easy loop walk over a lava plateau, moss forests, summit views, fares and timetables.
Murodo Station at 2,450m on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: snow fields right outside the door in November, Tateyama panoramas, mountain huts, food, and what to wear.
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route tickets explained step by step: web tickets, same-day purchase at Ogizawa, fares, baggage rules, luggage forwarding, and whether the Japan Rail Pass works.
Step-by-step route from Tokyo to Ogizawa Station, the eastern gateway of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano, the Alpico express bus, and how to buy tickets.
Visiting Kurobe Dam, Japan's tallest arch dam on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route: the dam walk, observation deck, Lake Kurobe, discharge season, and how it differs from the Kurobe Gorge.
A complete one-day guide to crossing the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route through Japan's Northern Alps: cable cars, ropeways and electric buses, late-autumn snow, tickets, luggage forwarding, and what to wear.
