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If Japan won't accept the fact that this is as good as it gets, then a logical consequence will be more or less random lockdowns and restrictions for the next many years.
The sane way is to accept the virus, remove any and all restrictions and let people get on with their lives.
It's possible to enter Japan if you're Japanese or resident. The 3/6/10 days forced hotel quarantine is a PITA but the worst is that using public transportation is forbidden so one has either to pay huge amount of money to move with a private transportation (a friend paid 250 USD for a Osaka-Kyoto ride) or organize with a friend. I'm still in the organizing phase...
Other PITA: the PCR test before boarding the flight to Japan. Which has to be within 48 or 72 hours of departure and a specific form filled by a doctor about what type of test, the result, etc.
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> If you have a driver's license Nop. But that would have been a solution I guess.
Depending on when and where, if you arrive after ~mid-feb I might be able to have you picked up. Contact in bio.
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Weird, I took a taxi from Osaka KIX to Kyoto all the time and the cost was like 30-40 USD. Maybe the price has gone up.
30-40 USD sounds incredibly cheap. I would expect a trip from one end of Kyoto to another to cost that much or close already.