Eager to attract more Muslim tourists, Japan’s Hokkaido Island wants to work with Malaysia’s Halal Industry Development Corporation "HDC" to make its capital Sapporo more "Muslim-friendly".

Nozomi Ota, who heads Sapporo’s Developing Local Cuisines in Observance with the Cultures of Muslim Tourists Project, said the city had begun to make changes to accommodate Muslim travelers by building more prayer rooms and publishing a list of halal restaurants.

"We hope travelers can enjoy our food in Sapporo and feel safe. We will work with the HDC and fly some people to Malaysia to learn about the halal food", she told reporters in Chuo-ku here recently.

By far the best option for visitors who plan to do a lot of travelling is the Japan Rail Pass, which allows unlimited travel on almost all JR Trains, including the Shinkansen, for a fixed period of 7, 14 or 21 days. 

​Whereas a single round trip from Tokyo to Osaka costs almost ¥29,000, the 7-day Rail Pass in Ordinary Class is ¥29,110. 

Airlines in Japan offer various discount fares on domestic flights. 
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​Japan is covered by an extensive domestic air network, which is served by All Nippon Airways "ANA" and Japan Airlines "JAL", together with a number of smaller carriers which offer significant discounts on the cost of a standard domestic fare. 
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The launch of a number of low-cost airlines since 2012, has created increased competition and lower fares on several domestic and international routes. 

Low-cost carriers including Peach Aviation, Jetstar Japan, and Vanilla Air operate out of Japan's two major international airports; Tokyo’s Narita Airport and Osaka's Kansai Airport.
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JAL and ANA each offer special fares and air passes for exclusive use by travelers to Japan, which enable holders to fly anywhere within Japan for a little over 10,000 yen, per flight "also referred to as Sector". 
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​These fares and passes can be used to over 30 cities in JAL's and ANA’s domestic networks.

The prices are quite competitive on many domestic routes, especially on longer flights, such as flights from Tokyo to Hokkaido, Kyushu or Okinawa.
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​Like the Japan Rail Pass, some of the air passes have to be purchased outside of Japan. 
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