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 ]
Using ATM Cards Issued Overseas in Japan
Dec 10, 2015 By Ray Proper
Before arriving in Japan you should know that most bank ATMs in Japan will not accept credit, debit or ATM cards that were issued outside of Japan. If you are unawares this could leave you without access to money after arrival. No cash could be a problem, but with some...[ Click to read more ]
Nabe – Japan’s Hot Pot Cooking
By First Admin
There is nothing easier or more delicious in winter than a big clay pot brimming with natural ingredients. Nabe, or nabemono refers to a Japanese style of one-pot cooking, typically done at the table, bringing the family together to share a warm, healthy meal. Because each person takes what they...[ 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 ]
SIM-only Mobile Phone Service in Japan
Dec 07, 2015 By Admin
Interested in low-cost SIM-only mobile communications services provided by companies called MVNOs (or Mobile Virtual Network Operators)? These services, which use the infrastructure of the big mobile networks, are growing in popularity due to the huge difference in the monthly cost when compared to Softbank, Docomo, and au, whose business...[ Click to read more ]
Getting to know you: Sakae, Nagoya
Nov 25, 2015 By Bert Wishart
Sakae is essentially Nagoya's city center in everything but name and is one of the busiest parts of town. It is famous for its vibrancy, drawing people from all over the region on weekends. By day the area is a coruscating hub of people shopping in the various department stores while at night...[ Click to read more ]
JR Kanto Area Pass and Tokyo Wide Pass
Nov 17, 2015 By Bert Wishart
One of the great things about living in Japan is its frankly amazing public transport system. It is easy to forget that other countries cannot compete in this department, and become blasé and accustomed to it - I recently found myself impatiently tapping my foot at a two-minute late subway...[ Click to read more ]
Japan Monkey Park, Inuyama
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 ]
Japan’s Best Onsen Towns
Oct 14, 2015 By Bert Wishart
As temperatures around the country fall, now is the perfect time to indulge in the Japanese pastime of onsen. Best described as a hot spring bathing spa, onsen is a long held tradition in Japan and the near endless supply of geothermal springs is the one positive aspect of living in a nation of constantly shifting tectonic...[ 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 ]
