Andrew Deck, Author at VOYAPON

Andrew Deck

Hello! I'm a freelance writer and assistant editor at Metropolis, Tokyo's largest English magazine. Although I was born in New York City, I was raised in Japan where I attended an American international school. I'm always looking for new opportunities to travel in Japan and explore areas off the beaten path. Alongside my writing for Voyapon, my writing as been published in Popular Mechanics, Dell's Power More and The College Hill Independent.

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Articles by Andrew Deck

Walk Around Shirabu Onsen in Yonezawa City

March 15, 2018 Minshuku, Mountains, Onsen & Sento, Ryokan, Sake & Alcohol, Sponsored, Tohoku, Winter, Yamagata

A small onsen village in the mountainous outskirts of Yonezawa City, Shirabu Onsen has maintained its rural hot spring experience for hundreds of years. Originally discovered in 1312, this hot spring’s name translates to “white cloth.” Some suggest this name...

Experience Powder Snow Skiing in Japan at Yonezawa

March 13, 2018 Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Local Buses, Mountains, Onsen & Sento, Skiing & Snowboarding, Sponsored, Tohoku, Winter, Yamagata

Sponsored by Yonezawa City The northwest region of Japan is known for some of the highest snowfall rates in the world. The cold winds coming out of Siberia migrate down to Hokkaido Island and Tohoku (the northern region of Honshu...

Yonezawa local speciality in Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan.

Discover Kyodo Ryori (Local Cuisine) in Yonezawa

March 12, 2018 Culture, Gardens & Parks, Mountains, Ramen, Shinkansen, Sponsored, Tempura, Tohoku

Sponsored by Yonezawa City While you may be able to find familiar staples of Japanese cuisine, such as ramen or tempura, no matter where you are in Japan, each area also has its own particular specialties and delicacies. Over the...

Festival in Snow: Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival

March 11, 2018 Historic Sites, Sponsored, Summer, Summer Festivals, Temples & Shrines, Tohoku, Winter, Yamagata

Sponsored by Yonezawa City Yonezawa City is no stranger to snow. Located in southeastern Yamagata Prefecture, near the Fukushima border, the city is close to the mountains and firmly in the northern part of Honshu Island. With that geography comes...

A Mixture of Modernism and Authenticity: Tokyo Tower and Zojoji Temple, Skytree and Sensoji Temple

February 27, 2018 Communication, First Time in Japan, Gardens & Parks, Historic Sites, Kanto, Local Buses, Mount Fuji, Sponsored, Temples & Shrines, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo

Sponsored by Tokyo Metropolitan Government For any Tokyo traveler, Internet connection is a necessity. Simple tasks like interpreting a Japanese menu with GoogleTranslate, searching for your quickest subway route on HyperDia or sharing Instagram-worthy travel pictures are suddenly out of...

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