“Canceled?” I asked, looking out to the blue skies across our coast-side hotel breakfast. It seemed unlikely, but our boat…
Lily Crossley-BaxterDecember 3, 2020
Noboribetsu Onsen (登別温泉) is a famous hot spring town located just a couple of hours from Sapporo (札幌). And for me,…
Kylie PlesterOctober 5, 2020
Japan's infamous Aokigahara "suicide forest" is a great place for a tranquil hike through nature, as well as for those…
Vicky TaylorAugust 31, 2020
Roughly an hour and a half away from central Tokyo lie Hakone, a favourite day trip or weekend getaway for…
LiaJuly 18, 2020
Are you tired of the urban hustle and bustle of Tokyo? Or searching for some fresh, sweet-smelling air? Do you…
Amandine et MatthieuJune 19, 2020
Toon city, located in the northwestern prefecture of Ehime in Shikoku, is one of the undiscovered jewels of the prefecture.…
YvonneApril 6, 2020
Japan is a country of lists. Top five cities. Top ten shrines. Top 100 ramen joints… you get the picture.…
Mika SendaMarch 14, 2020
I have a confession to make: I hate haunted houses. As a kid, the looming fear that something would come…
Mika SendaMarch 13, 2020
“Fuji in the West, Tsukuba in the East.” This is the phrase used to describe the importance of Mt. Tsukuba…
Richard MilnerFebruary 22, 2020
