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!
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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 […]
Alternative Tokyo – An afternoon in Shimokitazawa
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Some thoughtful graffiti 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 […]
Tokyo Okura- Jumping from the page to real life!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! IQ84, Haruki Murakami’s swirling behemoth of a novel is chock full of the author’s classic themes; magical realism, food, music, sex and love. It’s a massive work full of pivotal moments and I just happen to be in the very location of one of those. Here is […]
Land of the Gods | Kamikochi Japan
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 […]
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 […]