BBQ Time in Japan
Golden Week is a great time to have family and friends over. And for those of you who are choosing to stay put and stay home away from the heavy traffic that many roads will carry this Golden Week, a great way to spend Golden Week is to have a BBQ! The weather right now in the Kansai area is cool to warm. Lately, there has been a little rain off and on, but that shouldn’t be the case during Golden Week. The forecast for Golden Week 2009 is sunny and warm weather. Go to your local...
Read MorePrepare for Some Major Traffic!
This Golden Week will be like no other this year. Why? Because the Japanese government has lowered the fees for toll roads to 1000 yen for 2 years! Everyone and their mother will be on the roads this Golden Week and most won’t be traveling the side roads to avoid high toll fees like many have in the past, including myself. If anyone chooses to use the side roads to get long distances, it won’t be because of prices but will be because of the most likely high number of cars that WILL...
Read MorePreparing Wisely for Golden Week Holidays
Golden Week is one of the busiest times of the year in Japan, especially in the Kansai area. Most people in the Kansai area travel outside the region back to their hometowns or abroad. Those who choose to go somewhere nearby often go camping or to an onsen, sometimes both. The roads during Golden Week are more crowded than anyother time of the year. Someone once told me it took 12 hours to drive from Osaka to Okayama because of the traffic that jams up at the bottleneck just outside Osaka...
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