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 […]
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Alternative Tokyo – An afternoon in Shimokitazawa
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! “What’s your favourite area of Tokyo? – Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku?” These are places you have probably heard of. When I am showing around friends and tourists Tokyo’s nightlife, one of my favorite places to show them has long been the area around Shimokitazawa station, a young and trendy neighborhood […]
What difference a day makes in Japan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan is a looooong country with more than just neon lights, crowded trains and sushi. There is huge diversity in landscapes and local cultures. The beautiful thing is, that it’s relatively easy to get from one place to a completely different place in Japan. In the briefest […]
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Crossing a bridge in Kamikochi
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Historic Mountain Trail tour recently travelled through Kamikochi. Here’s tour leader David to tell us more… Nestled deep in the Alps, Kamikochi seems worlds away from the urban sprawl most people associate with Japan. The air is fresh, the waters crystal clear, and the mountains majestic. The name can […]
Exploring Okayama
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! About two weeks ago I had the privilege to be able to travel to Okayama on a research trip for IJT. Okayama Prefecture is in the south-western part of Honshu, sandwiched between Hiroshima and Hyogo Prefectures and with a coastline facing toward Shikoku. I had never been there before, […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! About two weeks ago I had the privilege to be able to travel to Okayama on a research trip for IJT. Okayama Prefecture is in the south-western part of Honshu, sandwiched between Hiroshima and Hyogo Prefectures and with a coastline facing toward Shikoku. I had never been there before, […]