Help choose ANA’s 2020 Olympics livery
ANA is growing its special livery collection with plans to paint a plane in support of the 2020 Olympics and Paraolympic Games. Which is your...
Japan
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Delta snags Haneda service from Minneapolis
Delta won the coveted fifth daytime slot at Tokyo's Haneda airport, the US DoT announced today. Service from Minneapolis-St. Paul will begin shortly.
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US, Japan to Shift Haneda Slots
US & Japanese authorities have struck a deal to shift timing on Haneda slots. Nearly everyone is happy about the shift, but not Delta. Is...
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A (very) brief tour of Kyoto
Kyoto is oft sold as a calmer, more "real" version of Tokyo for visitors. Alas, that's not the impression I got at all. Maybe I...
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No ticket. No cash. Big problems.
Even knowing that Japan is still mostly a cash-based society I was surprised to see the hand-written "Cash Only" note at the train station. Especially...
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ANA to Add Australia Service
ANA is headed back to Australia, opening up options for revenue and award travel between Haneda and Sydney. Daily service will start in December 2015...
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Checking In: Tsumago’s Fujito Inn, the perfect Ryokan experience
Forget everything you think you know about all-inclusive bookings. That was the key for me to enjoy a spectacular stay at the Fujito Inn, a...
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Dispatches from the Nakasendo Trail
Japan's Nakasendo Trail is a snapshot of history from centuries ago. The section between Magome and Tsumago is an easy day hike, getting out into...
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Miyazaki’s Legacy and the Ghibli Museum
Studio Ghibli is dedicated to the animation work of Hayao Miyazaki and it offers up an interesting view of the craft, the way Miyazaki works...
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In search of the perfect kawa yakitori
We took on the stalls of Tokyo's Yakitori Alley in search of the perfect kawa (chicken skin). And, along the way, we may have indulged...