Zoos of Tokyo
Feb 15, 2016 By Bert Wishart
As spring starts to raise its oh-so welcome head, it's time to abandon the confines of the indoors and embrace the glorious outside before that stifling summer heat reclaims the land. One great way to enjoy the fresh air whilst entertaining the family is to take them out to one of...[ Click to read more ]
Sapporo Snow Festival 2016
Jan 20, 2016 By Bert Wishart
If you crave the wintery beauty of ice and snow, you might be interested in the Sapporo Snow Festival, where snow is not in short supply, at least partially thanks to organizers having it shipped in by the truckload. What is the Sapporo Snow Festival? One of Japan's most popular...[ Click to read more ]
Skiing in Japan – Spend a Weekend on the Slopes!
Jan 12, 2016 By Ray Proper
While Japan does not traditionally come to mind when you think of skiing, there are literally hundreds and hundreds of ski resorts, and many have become increasingly more well known and popular internationally. If powder, cold, and speed are what you seek, you can find it here! Hokkaido Ski Areas ...[ Click to read more ]
Aichi Children’s Center “Kids Town” at Expo Park in Nagakute
Dec 09, 2015 By Ray Proper
Aichi Children’s Center’s “Kids Town” is a wealth of things to do for cheap in Nagoya with kids! Envisioned as a place where kids can “invigorate their minds and bodies, challenge themselves, find excitement, while thinking and feeling freely,” Kids Town is a place for children to find and create themselves...[ Click to read more ]
Japan Monkey Park, Inuyama
Nov 17, 2015 By Bert Wishart
There are many great draws to the historic city of Inuyama in northern Aichi Prefecture, but none are perhaps so eclectic as the Japan Monkey Park. Set upon a luscious hillside overlooking the Kiso River, the Japan Monkey Park is a combined amusement park and zoological garden created to celebrate and...[ Click to read more ]
Hattori Daily Farm in Kanagawa
Oct 09, 2015 By
Since 1969 the Hattori Daily Farm in Kanagawa has raised dairy cows on green pastures not that far away from Tokyo. Hattori Farm is a bit of working dairy a bit "dude ranch" where you can come learn and even touch the many animals they raise, you can even try your hand at...[ Click to read more ]
Mount Gozaisho – Nagoya Day Trip Destination
Aug 22, 2015 By Ray Proper
An hour outside of Nagoya on the Kintetsu line is Gozaisho-Dake’s 1,210 meter peak. It is a great hike up the highest peak in the Suzuka Mountain Range, and it offers great views of Shiga and Mie Prefectures, the beautiful snow capped Japan Alps, as well as the waters of...[ Click to read more ]
BBQ Beer Gardens in Tokyo
Jul 15, 2015 By Bert Wishart
In summer, is there anything better than sipping on an ice cold beer as the city temperature rises? Well yes, actually there is. And that is digging into a freshly grilled piece of meat that perfectly accompanies your frosty glass. There are of course many beer gardens across the city right...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya’s Beer Gardens
Jun 26, 2015 By Bert Wishart
It could be argued that one of the greatest things on Earth is sitting outside on a warm summer’s day with an ice cold beer. Being from the south west of England I am used to having a pub on every corner, and almost all of them will have a...[ Click to read more ]
Climbing the Walls – Bouldering in Tokyo
Jun 11, 2015 By Bert Wishart
I doubt that there is a single kid in the western world who, when watching the 1933 classic movie King Kong for the first time, didn't think 'I wish I could climb walls like that', and then spent an afternoon being told off by their mother for clambering all over...[ Click to read more ]
