Japan Travel News: Train Tickets, Taxes and New Openings | Autumn 2026
Travel news: https://www.japan-guide.com/news/
In this video we take a look at what you need to know if you’re travelling to Japan this autumn and beyond:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Train tickets are changing
03:27 Travel-related taxes are rising
04:33 Tax-free shopping rules change
05:38 Japan’s newest World Heritage Site
06:27 2026 Kumamoto earthquake
06:49 Openings and re-openings
*Video Credits*
Host: Raina Ong
Videographer: Charles Sabas
B-roll: Aimee Gardner, Cassandra Lord, Raina Ong, Thomas Roennlund
Produced by: Stefan Schauwecker
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2 Comments
The feeling you get when you can trust the information in a video about Japan😌
The rest feels like clickbait choke full of stock fotage on repeat😒
What about Kurobe gorge full line route? Isn’t it opening from Oct 1? And I don’t mean the Alpine route, but the actual Kurobe gorge sightseeing train line, which is partly closed now.