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
Saitama Prefecture in Japan is a rich destination for history and culture, and Gyoda is a remarkable city to visit…
Dave BrettJanuary 13, 2020
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Situated in Kumamoto Prefecture on the old Buzen Kaido road linking northern and southern…
Clémentine CintréNovember 28, 2019
sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters Some say the beauty of Japan lies in the way it attempts to…
Todd FongNovember 14, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters To understand the essence of Japanese culture, one need to look no further than…
Luca DenserOctober 18, 2019
Sponsored by Northern Kumamoto Administrative Headquarters The koi, or Japanese carp, is one of two fish that best represents the…
Luca DenserOctober 18, 2019
Sponsored by Hokkaido Government A Four Day Journey Along the Hokkaido Shinkansen As you may know, the Rugby World Cup…
Derek YamashitaSeptember 25, 2019
Sponsored by Ojika Town It is especially the case in Japanese cities that insight into its culture and history is…
Luca DenserAugust 4, 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
Sponsored by Tourism Oita When arriving in Taketa city for the first time, the best advice I can give you…
Todd FongFebruary 28, 2019
With views of the deep blue sea of Omura bay and the lush green of the terraced tea plantations, Higashisonogi offers…
Marion PontFebruary 20, 2019
Sponsored by Kakegawa City If you’re in town for the Rugby World Cup matches at Ecopa Stadium in Shizuoka Prefecture,…
Hazel TaylorJanuary 31, 2019
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau Anyone who has ridden a bike is undoubtedly familiar with Shimano, the world leader…
Joachim DucosJanuary 10, 2019
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau Matcha (green tea) in Japan is more than an ice cream flavor or a…
Joachim DucosJanuary 8, 2019
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau An important figure in 20th century Japanese literature, Akiko Yosano was born in Sakai,…
Joachim DucosJanuary 5, 2019
Art and nature have always gone hand-in-hand, nature being the inspiration for many artists and their work. When you bring…
Clémentine CintréJanuary 4, 2019
Tadao Ando is an internationally renowned Japanese architect, but his life could have been completely different if not for one…
Joachim DucosJanuary 3, 2019
Sponsored by the Kinki District Transport Bureau While Japan's traditional alcohol is sake, which has been perfected over centuries, in…
Joachim DucosDecember 31, 2018
Sponsored by Kinki District Transport Bureau Though it is not always easy to find real ramen in Western countries, you…
Joachim DucosDecember 29, 2018
Sponsored by Okayama City When most people think of contemporary art museums they imagine prestigious institutions in capital cities. Consider…
Andrew DeckDecember 22, 2018
Okayama City is full of sightseeing destinations if you’re looking to take in Japan’s famous fall scenery. The yellows, oranges…
Andrew DeckDecember 19, 2018
Sponsored by Toyama Prefecture Toyama Prefecture has an unusual geographic feature of having the seashore and the mountains separated by…
Joachim DucosDecember 16, 2018
The samurai were once Japan’s most powerful social caste. These feudal warriors have since been mythologized in everything from Hollywood…
Andrew DeckDecember 9, 2018
Sponsored by Shikoku District Transport Bureau A trip to Shikoku - the smallest of the four Japanese archipelago islands -…
Marion PontDecember 8, 2018
Sponsored by Murakami City A former castle town, Murakami has plenty of contemporary renown, from its signature dried salmon, to…
Andrew DeckNovember 12, 2018
Immense wind swept dunes of sand, camel silhouettes detaching on the horizon, the sound of waves in the distance... We…
Marion PontNovember 1, 2018
