Japlanning 101 - Tokyo Disney Resort

June 1, 2013

It's time to wrap up our articles on the hapiest place in Japan, Tokyo Disney Resort. Today we'll give you the low down on the entire resort. The hotels, Shopping and dining outside the themeparks.

Tokyo Disney Resort's biggest draws are obviously the theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as the other entertainment section, Ikspiari, which is modeled off other Disney resorts around the world and their Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district. It also has the Bon Voyage! complex, which is the official Disney merchandise location of Tokyo Disney Resort.

Travel Myth: Tokyo is expensive

May 28, 2013

There is a myth about travelling to Japan that most people seem to believe: It's expensive! It's what most people think before shrugging off a trip to this amazing country. It’s time we debunked this one.

The myth has been around for decades; it seems to have been born out of the rapid growth of Japan's economy in the 1980's, way back when everyone was walking around with their cell phones the size of bricks, jeans stuffed with yen and listening to Wham on their walkmans.

To put it simply - this just isn't true.

Japlanning 101 - Shopping in Tokyo

May 25, 2013

Japan is a home to world class shopping. From fashions that won't be trends anywhere else for another year, to the most futuristic technologies for sale today, shopping in Tokyo has something for everyone, at great prices too. You can shop till you drop from the super cheap to the ultra chic.

A true shopaholic knows that Tokyo is one of the shopping capitals of the world. It should come as no surprise that Japanese people love style and fashion as designers from around the globe know that Tokyo is a hot spot for their labels to be featured. However there is so much more than just high end fashion that the 99% could never afford. Lets take a look at the big shopping spots in Tokyo from the markets of Ueno to the high end streets of Ginza.

Japlanning 101 - Tokyo DisneySea

May 24, 2013

Tokyo DisneySea is the newest park at Tokyo Disney Resort, and the most spectacular park to be designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, since the original Disneyland, USA.

Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001 and attracts more than 12 million visitors a year. It was the ninth park of the current eleven worldwide Disney theme parks to open. Within a year of opening, it won the title of fastest theme park in the world to reach 10 million guests, achieving this distinction in only 307 days. Tokyo DisneySea is also the most expensive theme park ever built, costing over USD$4 billion.

Japlanning 101 - Tokyo Disneyland

May 18, 2013

The first Disneyland Park built outside the USA, it is visited by over 17 million people a year. This is, Tokyo Disneyland.

Maximise your time in the parks

Tokyo Disneyland can get busy, fast. Don't let this deter you from a magical day in the park. You just need to keep a few things in mind to get the most out of your day, and we are here to help!

Japlanning 101 - Shinkansen

May 16, 2013

These aren’t your regular trains in your home town. Shinkansen, or "Bullet Trains", are a high-speed train that connects Tokyo with most of Japan's major cities.

This train system is a great alternative to traveling by air, and if you’re not from Japan, there is a great deal available to use the system for a steal.