Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Tokyo (formerly Edo) was already one of the world’s most populated cities during the eponymous Edo Period. At present, the greater metropolitan area is the most densely populated area on the planet with over 37 million last count. It could also be considered the largest city…ever. The […]
Places & Where To Stay
Why you haven’t been to Japan until you’ve stayed in a ryokan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! You only need to spend a few minutes reading through our website or talking to one of our staff members before you begin to hear the word ryokan being bandied about. But what does it mean? Essentially, a ryokan is a traditional-style Japanese inn – and you haven’t […]
Top Ten Kanazawa Tips
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Although I’m now living in Kyoto (a heaven for a Zen geek such as myself!), I previously spent five years living in the wonderful city of Kanazawa on Honshu’s Japan Sea coast. What makes Kanazawa so special? Let’s have a look! Here are my top ten Kanazawa […]
Himeji Castle revisted
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Wonderful Himeji-jo, Japan’s biggest and best preserved original samurai castle is now back on our radar, hurrah! Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Tokyo – Next Door and a World Away
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Don’t let the fact that few have heard of Nokogiriyama, and even fewer visited, fool you into thinking “Saw Mountain” isn’t an excellent option for a day trip from the Tokyo area. Located across Tokyo Bay on the Bōsō Peninsula (Chiba Prefecture), a little over an hour […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Don’t let the fact that few have heard of Nokogiriyama, and even fewer visited, fool you into thinking “Saw Mountain” isn’t an excellent option for a day trip from the Tokyo area. Located across Tokyo Bay on the Bōsō Peninsula (Chiba Prefecture), a little over an hour […]