Hi, guys! I'm returning to Japan during winter break, starting December 26th. I was planning on taking an overnight bus from Tokyo Narita up to Hachinohe (Aomoriken) on the 26th and back down again around the 8th of January. Unfortunately (but understandably!), a lot of the bus schedules seemed to have changed as a result of the earthquake and I'm ( Read more... )

Since I've now moved into the South Pacific, I thought I'd send a shout out - if any of you have lived/are living in New Zealand, I've started a sister LJ for those Expats. Pass it along if you know anyone and hopefully we can get the same type of vibe going on for this country too!

Expats New Zealand Cheers guys, you are all so helpful to one ( Read more... )

Hello!
( Read more... )

Hello ( Read more... )

Hi everybody! My husband and I will be spending Christmastime in New York this year. We both have AU cell phones that unfortunately don't have the Global Passport feature, so we can't use them outside of Japan ( Read more... )

Are there websites where I can book a hotel room online? Not just get hotel information, but actually book a room. I can speak Japanese, but due to my phone anxiety (which crops when I'm speaking both English and Japanese), I'd prefer to do things online for when I go to Osaka in a couple weeks and to Hokkaido at the end of December ( Read more... )

I joined this community years ago when I was living in Japan. I came back to the U.S. and I'm now planning a trip back to Tokyo to visit. Because previously I had my own flat in Tokyo I remain clueless about Tokyo hostels. I'm going back with one friend and we're looking for a week-long hostel stay that is as cheap as possible but nice and also ( Read more... )

I'm flying back home in two weeks, taking a plane from Misawa to Tokyo-Haneda, then from Tokyo-Narita to the US. I land in and leave Tokyo the same day, so I was wondering: Is there some kind of special bus/shuttle that goes directly from one airport to the other? How much are the tickets, and where do I buy them (ie, where's the counter in the ( Read more... )

Hello ( Read more... )

Hey, I looked through the tags here, but didn't see anything fitting this ( Read more... )