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Every Japan Echo guide, grouped by line. 24 guides, last updated 27 Oct 2026.

TR Getting Around

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21 Sep 2026TR 01Tokyo Subway Ticket: unlimited rides from ¥1,000 a day2 min24 Sep 2026TR 02Travel hands-free: sending your suitcase ahead2 min2 Oct 2026TR 03Is the Japan Rail Pass still worth it in 2026?2 min4 Oct 2026TR 04eSIM, pocket Wi-Fi or SIM card: getting data in Japan2 min7 Oct 2026TR 05How to book the shinkansen as a foreign visitor2 min11 Oct 2026TR 06Suica, PASMO and ICOCA: the tap card you will use every day2 min18 Oct 2026TR 07Your first three hours in Japan: airport to hotel2 min

YN Money & Costs

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12 Sep 2026YN 01Cash, cards or phone: how to pay for things in Japan2 min6 Oct 2026YN 02What a day in Japan really costs in 20262 min15 Oct 2026YN 03Every new travel fee in Japan for 2026, in one place2 min19 Oct 2026YN 04Japan's new tax-free system from 1 November 20263 min

SH Shopping

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1 Oct 2026SH 01Buying Gundam model kits in Japan: grades, stores and packing2 min9 Oct 2026SH 02Japanese drugstore shopping: skincare, sunscreen and what to skip2 min

OT Pop Culture

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27 Sep 2026OT 01Every Pokémon Center store in Japan, and which to visit2 min13 Oct 2026OT 02Buying Pokémon cards in Japan without getting burned2 min17 Oct 2026OT 03Akihabara in one day: a route for first-timers2 min

FD Food

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9 Sep 2026FD 0120 Japanese phrases that make eating out easier2 min18 Sep 2026FD 02Izakaya basics: how a Japanese pub dinner works2 min30 Sep 2026FD 03Ramen in Japan: styles, ticket machines and noodle firmness2 min16 Oct 2026FD 04How to eat well from a Japanese convenience store2 min

ST Stays

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15 Sep 2026ST 01Onsen etiquette: how to use a Japanese hot spring2 min14 Oct 2026ST 02Business hotel, capsule or ryokan? Choosing where to stay2 min

RG Cities

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6 Sep 2026RG 01Osaka in two days, plus Universal Studios Japan2 min10 Oct 2026RG 02Kyoto for first-timers: beating the crowds in 20262 min