Activities 4 Days in Shiga and Fukui: Venturing North Tom Roseveare The success of the Hokuriku bullet train has helped put Kanazawa city on the map, halving what was previously a 5-hour journe...
Culture Old Tokaido Road Hike - Part 1 Rey Waters A hike along the Historic Old Tokaido Road from Hakone to Mishima.
Culture Traditional Japan with a Tropical Touch Kuv Ahmad Set in the midst of Aoshima Island, Aoshima Shrine is a wonderful setting for those who want to experience traditional Japane...
Planning Kanagawa Prefecture Travel Campaign 2022 Rey Waters Exploring Hakone and Mishima Skywalk 2022, using the Kanagawa Prefecture Discount Travel Campaign and Hakone Free Pass
9 Food Inujima Cafe Walk Bonson Lam Inujima is a near deserted island off the south coast of Okayama Prefecture, whose population had decreased from three thousa...
Culture Tokyo's Natural Monuments Sleiman Azizi Tokyo is home to 12 representatives on the nation's Natural Monument listing. Tree-centred, the list includes locations in ce...
Culture Dejima Island's Legacy Alena Eckelmann Dejima, once a small man-made island off the shores of Nagasaki, is now enclosed within modern Nagasaki City's hustle and bus...
Activities Hiking the Old Hakone Highway Ryota Kaneko Walking the The Old Hakone Highway offers a unique atmosphere that travelers 400 years ago experienced.
Culture Osaka Christmas Market 2026 Kim Bergström The Osaka Christmas Market aims to emulate the atmosphere you'd expect from traditional German Christmas markets, and there w...
Culture Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Running for half a century as of 2024, the Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival takes place along a two-kilometer stretch of Tokiwadai...