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If there’s one reason why Filipinos travel to Japan or South Korea, it’s because of snow. The Philippines has no winter season making it a dream for everyone to experience the cold and freezing weather. With a flight booked to Japan during the first week of December, I decided to fly to Hokkaido. The 2-week…
It started to snow when I landed in New Chitose Airport and it was both a nice and bad thing. Nice, because it will be my first winter experience; and bad, due to the fact that I wasn’t prepared for the cold weather. Luckily, ibis Styles Sapporo is just a block from one of the…
Universal Studios Japan is surely a perfect place for fun when in Osaka. After the thrilling roller coasters, 3D augmented and virtual reality rides, I ended the Universal Studios Japan visit with a picture of the rotating globe. I needed to survive the complex Osaka train networks for me to get back to the city…
Japan is now very accessible to Filipinos, thanks to low-cost airlines offering promotional seats. Getting a Japan visa is the first step that people do in the past before securing a plane ticket. This is to ensure that money spent on tickets won’t go to waste if visa application will be denied. But with airline…
On my previous work, we tried looking for ways on how to manage waiting times on restaurants. And based on my research, the average time that people are willing to wait is 7 minutes. This doesn’t apply for Ichiran Ramen, tagged by many as the best pork-based ramen in Japan. On my experience, locals and…
Japan is a dream destination for most Filipino travelers. But before you make your first step on the Land of the Rising Sun, you need to work and save big time. First is to get the visa and next is to accumulate a sufficient travel fund. Why is money included in the picture? Because it…
With my urge not to purchase a JR Pass for my entire 2-week stay in Japan, I needed a painstaking research. A survey on all ways of navigating the country the cheapest way possible. This is how I encountered the Osaka Amazing Pass, a bargain for most attractions available within the Osaka Prefecture. The pass…
The fun-filled experience at the Universal Studios Singapore made me include its counterpart when I visited Japan. Universal Studios Japan is one of the reasons why Filipino tourists visit Osaka. Excitement is really intense especially if you’re a huge Harry Potter fan. It’s the nearest location Filipinos can go to experience Hogsmeade and Hogwarts. I’m…
Alighting from Shinsaibashi subway station, my Google map fooled me by offering a wrong direction. I rebooted the app and started looking for my next accommodation. When I reached the pinned location, I searched for the hostel sign, The DORM Hostel Osaka, second floor. Staff asked me to fill in the form and mentioned that…
Intense heat discouraged me to explore more temples of Kyoto. I decided to go back to my guesthouse to prepare for check out. Two days in the northern part of Central Kyoto was about to end. Attractions left on my list were those near Kyoto Station and on the southern part of the city. Time…