I have also lived in Japan for almost all of my adult life (age twenty-six to my current sixty-five), and the recommendations on the linked page all look good t

I have also lived in Japan for almost all of my adult life (age twenty-six to my current sixty-five), and the recommendations on the linked page all look good to me—better than any that I would be able to give. He has obviously travelled more around Japan than I have. Just two comments: He recommends APA Hotels, but the couple of times I stayed there the rooms were unpleasantly small—around twelve square meters. There was barely enough empty floor space for a single suitcase. I try to choose hotel rooms with at least eighteen square meters. (Some commenters here have raised other issues with APA Hotels.) He says nothing about COVID. While people in some countries are talking about the pandemic in the past tense, not in Japan. Around a hundred thousand new cases and a hundred and fifty deaths are being reported each day, with numbers rising again. In just the past couple of weeks, I’ve heard from three acquaintances who have recently gone through rather serious cases. Almost everyone is wearing masks, especially indoors. Because of my age, I continue to work only from home and to avoid crowded places. I will be getting my fifth vaccination in a couple of weeks.