With chickens clucking around my feet, I spot a perfect lemon up in the branches. Stretching, I snip with shears…
Lily Crossley-BaxterJanuary 19, 2021
I’ve lived in Japan so long now and travelled so much around the country that I thought I might have…
Mark Brazil Ph.DDecember 18, 2020
The mist was the defining factor of my experience on Rishiri Island (利尻島, Rishiri-tō). It became a welcome companion to my explorations,…
Lily Crossley-BaxterDecember 3, 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
After visiting Hita, Tensui ryokan, and Oita city, I said goodbye to Oita Prefecture with my last visit to its…
Maria PeñascalJune 11, 2020
Sponsored by Kyushu District Transport Bureau At the height of the Fall season, I recently had the pleasure of visiting…
Derek YamashitaJanuary 15, 2020
Japan's Mt. Daisen is as significant as Mt. Fuji, home to ancient religious sites, a dairy farm, & a photography…
Todd FongJanuary 15, 2020
A 90 minute morning bus ride, as it turns out, is a great time to think about monsters. Well, not…
Todd FongJanuary 14, 2020
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 Murakami City Located along the Sea of Japan about 4 hours from Tokyo is the small coastal city…
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
If you are looking for a deeper nature than big urban cities to admire the kouyou - the phenomenon of…
Cyrielle Ugnon-CoussiozNovember 30, 2019
Whether you already live in Japan or are just passing through, you will naturally want to go southwest of Tokyo…
Cyrielle Ugnon-CoussiozNovember 30, 2019
The forest enveloping Kikuchi Gorge in Kumamoto Prefecture is one of the 44 accredited sites in Japan for shinrin yoku,…
Todd FongNovember 14, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Ahh, the great outdoors of Aso. Famous for its rich milk and yogurt drinks,…
Mika CunninghamNovember 14, 2019
Call me a waterfall skeptic. Often while browsing through Google Maps, I'll come across a waterfall marked as a landmark…
Todd FongNovember 14, 2019
“I want to feel sunlight on my face…where the streets have no name.” Bono’s words never rang so true as…
Todd FongNovember 14, 2019
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters The strong winds blowing over the Senomoto Highlands had me worried it would make…
Todd FongNovember 14, 2019
The air smelled like sulphur as plumes of steam bellowed from the earth. The Aso caldera, formed from several massive…
Mark WebsterOctober 23, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Ryokan, or Japanese inns, have been providing heart-warming hospitality in stunning landscapes for centuries.…
Mark WebsterOctober 23, 2019
Usa city (宇佐市), still shrouded in a sleepy haze, is awaken by the signs of the dawn. Soft rain gently…
Luca DenserSeptember 4, 2019
If anyone is looking for a Rastafarian-inspired Japanese restaurant, look no further than Satta Yard in Nakatsu. About a 50-minute…
Mika CunninghamMay 18, 2019
Deep in the heart of Tokushima Prefecture lies one of the most remote places in Japan, a wild and mysterious…
Marion PontApril 13, 2019
Sponsored by Asahikawa City As my taxi pulled up to the Kamui Ski Links, I was immediately taken by the…
Andrew DeckMarch 22, 2019
Sponsored by Asahikawa City It only took an hour and thirty minutes by bus to travel from the frosted streets…
Andrew DeckMarch 21, 2019
Sponsored by Asahikawa City Hokkaido is renowned for its natural beauty and outdoor attractions and the outskirts of Asahikawa, the…
Andrew DeckMarch 20, 2019
Long before the Japanese inhabited the island of Hokkaido, the island was populated by the Ainu, the indigenous people of…
Andrew DeckMarch 19, 2019
