Culture Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2027 Kim Bergström The Good Coffee Fest is an event that introduces some of Japan's best coffee shops in person, with a variety of brews on offe...
Transportation JR Kansai Wide Area Pass Bonson Lam Sometimes we are so much in a hurry, that we forget to slow down and remember, reflect, breathe in and feel the bigger univer...
Activities Tanto Tulip Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Held in mid to late April since 1992, the Tanto Tulip Festival showcases the beauty of around a million tulips in approximate...
Culture Zuishin-in Daihonzan Temple Bonson Lam The blossom of young love, and then death, is in many ways, a parallel to the life of the plum blossom branches that the girl...
Activities Cycling in Southern Wakayama Tom Roseveare From the sacred Kumano Sanzan route to the mountain temples of Koyasan, central Japan’s Wakayama prefecture can be considered...
Culture Amanohashidate Chion-ji Bonson Lam Chion-ji is also known as the temple for students and scholars, who have hundreds of years, have made this pilgrimage over th...
Culture Kyoto Bento Box Museum Bonson Lam Discover a unique Japanese Fu or wheat gluten maker, a family-owned Shinise established in 1689.
Accommodation Nohga Hotel Kiyomizu Tom Roseveare Kiyomizu’s central location is an ideal launchpad for any Kyoto-bound traveller. Just off Route One, Nohga Hotel is a 10-minu...
Culture Harvest Your Own Pearls Bryan Baier The Pearl Miki in Ise-Shima City in Japan's Mie Prefecture offers a pearl harvesting experience at a near-century-old pearl c...
Culture Kyoto Fall 2022 Day Three Rey Waters The Arashiyama/Sagano Area is famous for the Togetsu-kyo Bridge, Bamboo Grove, and historical Shrines/Temples,