Kyoto’s transportation authority plans to abolish its One-Day Bus Pass at the end of March 2024 in a bid to ease congestion. The annual Sapporo Snow Festival continues this week until February 11th, while Japan is planning to expand its offshore wind farms in a push for clean energy to rival its dependance on nuclear power, coal-fired power stations and thermal energy. Close to Mt. Fuji in Hakone, the Motoyu Kansuirō ryokan guest house sits on the banks of the Hayakawa, The four storey building dating back to 1919 is a short walk from Tonosawa, famed for its own hot spring, and the Hakone-tozen train line. — Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.com Leave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook Instagram: @notebook_pod Twitter: @notebook_pod —