January 19, 2026 Japan Travel Update
Japan Travel Updates (Jan 19, 2026)
• JR Train Outage: Warning travelers about recent power failures on major Tokyo lines and the importance of having backup routes.
• PokePark Kanto: Announcing the new Pokémon-themed area opening at Yomiuri Land on February 5. https://www.pokepark-kanto.co.jp/ppark/top/index?languageKind=en_US
• Kyoto Seasonal Food: Introducing Suguki, a winter food from Kyoto.
• History Segment: Reflecting on the Mt. Hakkoda disaster (1902) and its significance in Japanese history.m
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– **US Dept. of State:** [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Japan.html]
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Chapters:
0:00 This Week in Japan – JR Train Suspension
1:09 Poke Park Kanto Opens – Japan Travel Update
2:20 Weather and Season of Japan
3:07 Japan’s Era – Reiwa 8 : Japan Cultural Topic
5:02 Kyoto’s Tsukemono- Foods of the Season
7:01 Hakkoda Disaster – Today in the History in Japan
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16 Comments
First Again! 6 AM Seattle -2C (^.-)
Totally agree. Train stoppage is rare in Japan. But it can be very confusing to foreigners. Once I tried to go to Narita from Shinjuku and the trains were not running. If not for a foreigner fluent in Japanese I would never had known why, expected duration of the stoppage, nor how to re-route myself to get to Narita.
Happy Reiwa 8! Hoping Japan has MANY years of Beauty & Harmony!
Great video Kenchan! I'll arrive in Tokyo in 3 days to stay in Japan for 3 months. I'm planning on backpacking from Tokyo to Nagasaki (just walking). Could you maybe do a video on that? About walking long distances in japan, if there are calm roads not just highways across the country, and the best stops along the way. Thank you!
My favourite pickle is still Hijiki, with or without edamame…! There was an anime some time back about the Japanese army in Hokkaido and a map that was drawn on the backs of some prisoners…
I will visiting Mt Hakkoda and i admit i did know about the famous and sad story of these soldiers but didn't know that much. So Thanks for sharing
I hope i will be able to use the trains with all these recent problems : )
Konichiwa Kenchan san 😊
May the Reiwa 8 brings peace and harmony to you . In such rare power outages one can go offbeat places to explore more of japan .
Very interesting video, thank you very much Kengo-San. Learing about REIWA 8 (about this system of eras) was totally new for me.
I like tsukemono, especially when they are crunchy and not soft. As you like pickles, should you ever visit Türkiye, they also have very tasty pickles (called tursu) there. And in some pickle shops (for example in Kadiköy on the asian side of Istanbul), you can get pickle juice (tursu suyu), which is considered quite healty.
I like this update series, lots of latest information about Japan which you may not be able to cover in your usual videos. Appreciate it 😊 planning to visit this year and this updates videos are very helpful. Thank you Kenchan 😊
Hehehehehe… it's almost 3 weeks into the new year, but here's me wishing you a happy New Year and fabulous travels, Ken-san! 🎉🎊🏂🏻🚵🏻🧗🏻🏖️🏝️✈️🚠⛩️
😢 sad to learn of the Hakkoda Mountains disaster
Your guided tours are wonderful, and these new(?) potpourri broadcasts are educational and really interesting as well. I appreciate all of it – especially "this day/week in history" and your showcasing of traditional Japanese foods. Excellent. Keep up the great work!
We’re coming back again later this year and will be following your travel video on the South Island. Tokyo for 3 days then fly to Hiroshima and rent a car for a week. Thank you for the inspiration. Darren & Rosie
I enjoy watching your videos. Good insight and thoughtful information. Arigato gozaimasu.
Thank you Kenchan for the unusual information on events past and also the pickles. Are these fermented pickles different from the usual ones that are more commonly served after a ryokan kaiseki meal which are pink radish or yellow thin slices? I think those are called oshinko?
your video is very educational and interesting
It’s nice to hear that PokePark will be opening this year, looking forward to see it in the future. Also it’s really nice that you shared many good information here in this video (Reiwa 8, and Mt Hakkoda history). Thank you for sharing this one 👍