In Tokyo, Osaka and some other large cities, Buses serve as a secondary means of public Transportation, complementing the Train and Subway networks. In cities like Kyoto, Buses are the main means of public Transportation. Highway buses (kosoku bus) are an inexpensive alternative to Trains for long and medium distance Travel in Japan.
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Western Japan on a Budget: Explore Matsue Castle and a Yokai Manga Town Near Hiroshima
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau We’ve already discussed in a previous article how easy and inexpensive it is to reach Matsue by bus from Hiroshima; now let’s talk about how easy it is to get around Matsue. With…
Rabbit Island: The Cutest Day Trip from Hiroshima on a Budget
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau If you’ve heard about Okunoshima, more widely known by its popular name of Rabbit Island, you can thank YouTube. Before a 2014 YouTube video of a woman being “attacked” by a horde of…
From Sake to Whisky: How Historic Takehara City near Hiroshima Gave Birth to one of Japan’s Finest Spirits
Takehara is a perfectly preserved Edo era merchant town with a long history of sake brewing and the birthplace of the father of Japanese whiskey.
Exploring the Mt. Fuji of Western Japan – Mt. Daisen
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau With steady rain already falling outside of our hotel in Yonago, we thought it best to try to alter our plans for the day. This morning, we were riding a chartered taxi van…
Hiroshima Bus Terminal: The Ultimate Tourist’s Guide to Budget Travel in Hiroshima, Japan
How to save money and make travel to destinations around Hiroshima easy and convenient using the Hiroshima Bus Terminal.
The Voyapon Guide to A Perfect Day in Hiroshima
We put together an itinerary of a few of the best things to see, do and eat on a perfect first day in Hiroshima, Japan!
Miyoshi City – A Day Trip from Hiroshima by Bus
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau A 90 minute morning bus ride, as it turns out, is a great time to think about monsters. Well, not monsters, exactly. The Japanese call them yokai, but when you try to translate it…
How To Get to Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine from Hiroshima On a Budget
Sponsored by Chugoku Region Tourism Promotion Association / Chugoku District Transport Bureau I woke early in my 18th-floor room at Hiroshima’s RIHGA Royal Hotel and peered sleepily through the curtains. I was greeted with the loveliest “great morning” view of Hiroshima I could hope for. After the…
The Environmental Factories of the Kawasaki Coastal Area
Sponsored by Coastal Area International Strategy Headquarters, City of Kawasaki In my mind, industrial areas were dark, dirty and noisy places. But after my experience in the Kawasaki Coastal Area, my ideas have definitely changed. Located in the Keihin district next to the ocean’s shore…
How To Tour the Wonders of Usa Jingu from Oita Station
Sponsored by Usa city, Oita In one of our previous articles, we had an overview of the astonishing sights of Usa Jingu, Japan’s first religious complex housing both Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. But because Usa Jingu’s compound is a large site with many cultural…