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Tokyo Disney merch: the park's 50 shops, the app store that only works for Japan residents, the free-entry shop by Maihama Station, and why nothing ships overseas. Buy it while you're there.

Six Hotel MyStays properties in central Tokyo, compared from the official pages: room sizes from 8㎡ to 28㎡, which two serve breakfast, the two-Gotanda booking trap, and the best pick per airport.

UNPLAN runs two of Tokyo's best-liked design hostels — Kagurazaka and Shinjuku. Real sample prices from the official engine (dorms from about ¥4,200), the cashless and late-night rules, and which one fits your trip.

Narita has 80+ duty-free and tax-free shops across three very unequal terminals — and no 24-hour store. The terminal-by-terminal breakdown, the official 5% pre-order discount, and the LCC-terminal workaround.

The JR Pass covers almost every Shinkansen — except Nozomi and Mizuho, the fastest ones. Which trains to take instead, what the official Nozomi add-on ticket costs, and when it's actually worth paying.

The official everything-bundle — Disney hotel, daily tickets, skip-the-queue Attraction Tickets that work at Fantasy Springs. And the fine print: date changes are impossible, partial party changes are officially not allowed, cancellation runs on a fee ladder, and the English site shows fewer than half the plans. Every rule verified against the official FAQ.

Haneda T3 has 34 duty-free shops — one open 24 hours — plus an official pre-order service. Here's how it works, the connecting-flight liquids trap, and what changes for tax-free shopping on November 1, 2026.

Kaiten sushi in Tokyo runs from ¥110 plates to premium chef-made belts. The chains compared — Sushiro, Kura, Hama, Uobei, Katsumidori, Nemuro Hanamaru — with the app-queue systems and payment traps explained.

Keikyu EX Inn Haneda is the closest hotel area to Haneda outside the airport — free light breakfast, free night shuttle from the terminals, cashless front desk. But there are TWO hotels with this name. Here's which to book.

The official JR Pass prices for 2026: 7-day ¥50,000, 14-day ¥80,000, 21-day ¥100,000 — rising about 5–6% for agency purchases on October 1. Online prices are frozen for now. Here's the full table.

There's no direct train from Haneda to Tokyo Station — you change once. Here's the easy way: the two routes, why an IC card beats a ticket, and when the monorail is free with a JR Pass.

Tokyo only holds sumo three times a year — January, May and September — and the tickets sell out. The 2026 schedule, seat types and prices, when they go on sale, and the same-day standing tickets that are your backup.