Brick or Treat – Getting Spooky at Legoland this Halloween
Sep 25, 2019 By Bert Wishart
Halloween in Japan is an odd time, in that it is mostly aimed at an older demographic. Street parties and nightclubs are boozy affairs, while costume shops almost exclusively trade...[ Click to read more ]
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri in Osaka
Aug 29, 2019 By Bert Wishart
With more than 300 years of history, the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the oldest Danjiri Festival in Japan. Such festivals are held right throughout the country, but for most Japanese,...[ Click to read more ]
Sekigahara: The Battle That Created Japan
Jul 17, 2019 By Bert Wishart
In 1600, Japan faced a turning point in its history. After more than a decade of comparative peace, the feudal era had been reinvigorated, and two sides of the country...[ Click to read more ]
Gero’s Ryujin Fire Festival in Gifu
Jul 15, 2019 By Bert Wishart
While sitting in your air-conditioned room, sheltering from the humidity outside, perhaps the last thing that you would be thinking of doing is sinking into a nice hot bath. It...[ Click to read more ]
Mt. Fuji Is Not Just A Mountain To Be Climbed!!
Jul 09, 2019 By Admin
Having climbed Mt. Fuji 3 times, I can understand many wanting to get out of anything to do with Mt. Fuji! “Want to go to Mt Fuji?” “Not, if you...[ Click to read more ]
Sumatakyo Gorge, Crossing Bridges in Beauty
Jul 08, 2019 By Bert Wishart
Japan is full of beautiful, breathtaking destinations, but the age of social media is driving travel within the country even further. Who doesn't want a photo of themselves beneath the...[ Click to read more ]
Sakushima, Aichi’s Art Island
May 17, 2019 By Bert Wishart
Sakushima is a small island in the sparkling Mikawa bay to the east of Nagoya which, together with Himakajima and Shinojima, makes up the Aichi Archipelago. Small it may be,...[ Click to read more ]
Hanging Out at Forest Adventure Shinshiro in Aichi Prefecture
Mar 28, 2019 By Bert Wishart
Do you feel at one with nature? Do you prefer to be up in the trees than down on the ground? Or perhaps you have a little monkey who is...[ Click to read more ]
Toyokawa Inari – One of Japan’s Big Three Inari Shrines
Jan 25, 2019 By Bert Wishart
About 75 minutes from Nagoya, in the Mikawa Bay region, you can find Toyokawa Inari, one of the most unique and unusual places of worship in the area. Along with...[ Click to read more ]
Day trips from Nagoya – Tajimi, Gifu
Dec 26, 2018 By Bert Wishart
Just over the border from Aichi into Gifu Prefecture is the town of Tajimi, an area renowned for its ceramic manufacture, great natural beauty and peaceful streets. Being just 40...[ Click to read more ]
