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Article / Passportable

Let This Japanese Inn Livestream Your Stay and You’ll Only Pay $1 a Night

Exhibitionists on a budget have a new lodging option in Japan. The Asahi Ryokan, located in Fukuoka on the subtropical island of Kyushu, is offering one room on the property at a rate…

Article / Health, Insurance, Security

Tourists Warned of Deadly Tainted Alcohol in Mexico, Japan, Brazil, and Other Travel Hot Spots

Public heath experts are sounding the alarm about a worrisome uptick in poisonings from tainted alcohol in many countries around the world, including several major destinations for…

Article / Miscellaneous

Trump Threatens Cuba Reversal, Japan Plans Hot-Tub Roller Coaster, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over

Article / Air Travel

Japan for Not a Lot of Yen: Air and Hotel for Five Days From $979

Yes, Japan can be expensive. Who hasn't heard wild stories about the price of American consumer goods in Tokyo, like a $500 pair of Levis? Nevertheless, it's possible to travel to…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Against All the Warnings of Radioactive Dangers, Americans Are Traveling to Japan in Unprecedented Numbers

American tourism to Japan is again booming.  In the month of June just past, nearly 90,000 Americans visited the great cities of Japan (especially Tokyo and Kyoto), more than ever…

Article / Air Travel

Everything Is Animated: Jump Over to Japan from $999 with Air and Hotel for a Week

This fall and winter, take advantage of the low airfares and affordable travel deals to see the Land of the Rising Sun.

Article / Miscellaneous

When to See Cherry Blossoms in Japan, Best Hotels in North America, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Travel news from all over

Article / Air Travel

Off the Beaten Path on the other Side of the World: Explore the Little Traveled Wonders of Japan

There's another way to see Old Japan and that is by getting off the Tokyo-Kyoto-Nara well traveled path, getting off the main island of Honshu, in fact, and heading west and south.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

120 to the Dollar. That, Believe It or Not, is the Current Exchange Value of the Japanese Yen!

When the Japanese Yen fell to a rate of 100 to the dollar some months ago, one particular financial observer predicted it would eventually fall to a level of 125 to the…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Such Widely Contrasting Destinations as Japan and Puerto Rico are Today Offering Attractive Vacation Opportunities to Adventuresome Tourists

With its currency currently selling at a breathtaking 125 to the U.S. dollar, Japan has become a moderately priced nation for American travelers. Instead of paying $450 for a…

Article / Miscellaneous

Toll Proposed for San Francisco's Famous Crooked Street, Police-Led Martial Arts Classes in Japan, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

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Article / Arthur Frommer Online

It's Only by a Yen or Two, But the Trend Seems Clear: Japan's Currency and Costs are Getting Cheaper by the Day

No sooner did the Yen decline to a rate of 100 to the U.S. dollar, than within a short while it fell to 101.  And yesterday it dropped to 102 plus a fraction.  With a rate…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Pay $56 a Night to Cruise from L.A. to Japan via Hawaii! Plus 5 More Cruise Deals That Won't Last Long

Princess Cruises' Sapphire PrincessOnce again, we asked the folks at AllThingsCruise.com to fill us in on the best bargains in cruises at the moment. Here's what they…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

In Turkey, India, Indonesia (Bali), Argentina and Japan, A Shift in Currency Rates Has Made Travel Conditions far More Favorable for Tourists

The domed ceiling at Suleymaniye Camii in Istanbul, TurkeySad but true, the tourist often benefits from the economic misfortunes of their destination.  And although…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

A Severe Drop in the Value of the Japanese Currency Has Made That Country a Highly Desirable Low-Cost Destination for American Travelers

Several weeks ago, when the value of the Japanese Yen plummeted to a rate of 100 to the U.S. dollar, people in the travel industry awoke to the emergence of a new…

Article / Passportable

2020’s Ranking of the World’s Best Airports (Remember Airports?)

Do you miss airports? We've been in lockdown so long, we've even started to develop nostalgic feelings for LaGuardia. For those of you who also yearn to stuff your toiletries into…

Article / Passportable

Our Travel Podcasts: Camping, Closed Borders, and a Chat with Travel Writer Don George

Each week, Frommer's brings you two fresh podcasts stuffed with travel tips, news, and inspiration. Recordings are made from our weekly call-in show on WABC in New York and our…

Article / Slideshows

Skiing Central Honshu: 4 Slick Slopes

By Melinda Joe The only Asian country to have hosted the winter Olympics (in 1972 and 1998), Japan offers plenty of opportunities for fans of winter sports. Thanks to Japan's unique…

Article / Slideshows

Time for Tokyo: The Top Sights

With Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics, all eyes are on how the city will handle the world’s largest sporting event. Tokyo is planning to build 22 Olympic venues from scratch. Here’s a…

Article / Photography

Atlas of Forgotten Places: Haunting Photos of the World's Abandoned Sites

Abandoned places are called ghost towns but really they’re more like ghost stories. As in any spooky tale of specters, a once-inhabited, now-forsaken spot can suggest all at once…

Guide / Kyoto

Kyoto

If you go to only one place in Japan, Kyoto should be it. Beyond the nondescript high-rises around Kyoto Station hides the Japan of your imagination: a place where you'll see geisha…

Guide / Hokkaido

Hokkaido

Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands, has a landscape strikingly different from that of any other place in Japan. With more than 83,000 sq. km (32,000 sq. miles) and…

Guide / Hiroshima

Hiroshima

894km (554 miles) W of Tokyo; 376km (235 miles) W of Kyoto; 279km (174 miles) E of Hakata/FukuokaWith a population of more than one million, Hiroshima looks just like any other…

Article / Slideshows

A Photo Pilgrimage to the Planet’s Most Spiritual Places

You don't have to think of travel as a spirtual experience, but plenty of seekers have thought of their spiritual experiences as a form of travel. Every pilgrimage, sojourn in the…

Article / Miscellaneous

Floating Hotels, a Moving Observation Tower, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

A roundup of travel news from all over