Just 15 minutes by train from Takayama, Hida Furukawa is a hidden gem in Hida City that offers a truly…
Estelle LoiseauFebruary 19, 2025
I enjoy a sport even more than sakura hunting: It's Momiji autumn leaves hunting. At the beginning of November, the…
Manon ChauvrisJune 17, 2022
If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to harvest your own food and then cook it for supper,…
Cherise FongFebruary 8, 2021
Just outside the crowds of Kyoto city is a world of serene nature, vibrant culture, and deep history that you…
Don KennedyFebruary 3, 2021
Joge (上下 町, Joge-cho) is a small town in Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県). In feudal times, the “Ginzan Kaido” (銀山街道), the…
AlineOctober 21, 2020
GAH! MONKEYS!!! It was quite the surprise to stumble into a group of wild monkeys at Hibiki Terraced Rice Fields,…
Mika CunninghamMarch 14, 2020
“Watch out for those deer!” I whispered, as a herd suddenly skipped across the road in the dark. It was…
Mika CunninghamMarch 14, 2020
Living in Tokyo is amazing, but at the same time, such a big metropolis can be overwhelming. Experiencing the rural…
Maria PeñascalMarch 9, 2020
Perhaps it's an obvious statement, but allow me to make it anyways: Japan loves its sakura. With a sakura blossom…
Mika CunninghamJanuary 31, 2020
Why did I choose Iiyama city in Nagano as the place to take my mother visiting from America? The gorgeous…
Todd FongDecember 28, 2019
By the time we boarded the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Nagano, my mother, who was visiting from America, had been touring…
Todd FongDecember 28, 2019
Sponsored by Sekikawa Village If you are going to make an excursion to experience the Japanese countryside, it would be…
Derek YamashitaDecember 27, 2019
Sponsored by Murakami City Finishing off a day of exploring Murakami City, I checked into a guesthouse nestled in a…
Derek YamashitaDecember 26, 2019
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters In the heart of Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture is a natural paradise best known as…
VoyaponDecember 14, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters The first question that came to mind as I settled into my kayak was…
Todd FongNovember 6, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Closing my eyes, I listened only to the summer sounds of the semi (cicadas)…
Todd FongNovember 6, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters On the north east rim of the Aso caldera, there’s a place where you…
Mark WebsterOctober 23, 2019
Sponsored by Asuka Mura village, Nara Asuka (飛鳥) is a place steeped in history: the first capital of Japan was…
Clémentine CintréAugust 23, 2019
Sponsored by Asuka Mura village, Nara Asuka (飛鳥) is a small village located less than 30 kilometers from Nara city.…
Clémentine CintréAugust 23, 2019
Sponsored by Takachiho Tourist Association Authentic traditional Japanese family accommodation at a Minshuku Among the types of traditional accommodation that…
Cyrielle Ugnon-CoussiozJuly 2, 2019
From budget and quirky capsule hotels to extravagant and lavish onsen resorts, Japan offers incredible diversity in lodging options for…
Derek YamashitaMarch 13, 2019
Sponsored by Tourism Oita Using Google Maps to navigate to a destination in Japan is a bit of an adventure…
Todd FongMarch 1, 2019
Sponsored by the Minamisatsuma Tourism Board. With a gentle climate year round and some of the most untouched natural landscapes…
Marion PontFebruary 23, 2019
As you drive along the narrow countryside roads of Higashisonogi, among the terraced tea fields with the great blue sea…
Marion PontFebruary 16, 2019
Sponsored by Higashisonogi Town. Most of you have probably heard about green tourism. But have you ever heard of green…
Marion PontFebruary 14, 2019
Life in rural Japan is far removed from the mass of humanity you’ll find in a metropolis like Tokyo or…
Andrew DeckDecember 6, 2018
Few would consider the former castle town of Murakami, Niigata, a metropolis. But the town may feel like one after…
Andrew DeckNovember 10, 2018
