Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan has so much to offer that it is easy to just hit the highlights and come away with an amazing experience. And the tourist hotspots have so much to offer that you certainly wouldn’t leave feeling disappointed. Japan’s so-called “Golden Route” has everything from traditional temples to […]
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Top Eight Things To Do In Hiroshima
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Well-known in Japan as being home to some of the country’s warmest – and most passionate – people, Hiroshima gets kind of a bum rap in the outside world. Of course, being the first city in the history of mankind to be destroyed by an atomic bomb […]
World Heritage Japan: Part Two
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Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Following on from World Heritage Japan: Part One, in this post we’ll cover the 12 sites to have received UNESCO World Heritage Status since the year 2000 – ranging from silver mines and modernist architecture to the wild and rugged landscapes of northern Hokkaido. Like this post? […]
World Heritage Japan: Part One
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! What do the Great Pyramids, the Serengeti, a Japanese silver mine and the Fray Bentos meat-packing plant have in common? No, this isn’t the set-up for a terrible joke — they’re all World Heritage Sites. That’s right — according to UNESCO, these are places of universal value […]
Top 10 things to do in Osaka
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! If you recently tuned in to watch Ainsley Harriott’s Street Food on More4, you will no doubt have been beguiled by the mouthwatering offerings on offer in Japan’s street food capital: Osaka. Known to many as “Japan’s Kitchen”, Osaka is the home of okonomiyaki pancakes, the Cup […]
Top 7 Things Not to Miss in Okinawa
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Okinawa, the southern island chain of Japan, is a terrific destination for both the experienced traveler looking to expand their understanding of the country, or anyone looking to experience a Japanese-style island venue. Often called the “Hawaii of Japan,” Okinawa has a distinct history and culture from […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Okinawa, the southern island chain of Japan, is a terrific destination for both the experienced traveler looking to expand their understanding of the country, or anyone looking to experience a Japanese-style island venue. Often called the “Hawaii of Japan,” Okinawa has a distinct history and culture from […]