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...[ 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...[ Click to read more ]
Take a Journey Through Time at Meiji Mura
Sep 30, 2015 By Bert Wishart
Have you aver wanted to travel back in time, to see what life was like in another era? Well, at Meiji Mura you can do just that. Overlooking picturesque lake...[ Click to read more ]
Visit The Chita Peninsula!
Jun 29, 2015 By Ray Proper
Chita Peninsula, or in Japanese 知多半島 - Chita Hantō, is just south of Aichi Prefecture, east of Nagoya City in Central Japan. The peninsula itself runs basically north-shouth. To it's...[ Click to read more ]
Noritake Garden – Nagoya’s Ceramic Star
Feb 27, 2015 By Bert Wishart
Aichi is well known as a centre of Japanese industry, but what is less well known is that it is also the birthplace of one of the world’s leading ceramic dinnerware "china" brands, Noritake....[ Click to read more ]
Toyota Plant and Museum Tour
Feb 26, 2015 By Bert Wishart
As the third largest producer worldwide, there can be no doubting the importance of the automobile industry to Japan’s economy, and here in Aichi we are at the heart of...[ Click to read more ]
Gattan Go!! Rail Mountain Biking in Hida Gifu
Jul 16, 2014 By Ray Proper
Looking for an interesting family day trip and adventure? You may enjoy enjoy Gattan Go!!, an innovative hybrid of bicycle and railroad comprised of two bikes linked to each other and...[ Click to read more ]
Sekigahara – Japan’s Defining Samurai Battle
Jun 30, 2014 By Bert Wishart
As you may or may not know, the Chubu area witnessed the scene of perhaps the most important and defining battle in Japan’s history. The Battle of Sekigahara, maybe best...[ Click to read more ]
Fishy Business – Yanagibashi Chuo Ichiba Fish Market in Nagoya
Jun 24, 2014 By Bert Wishart
Ask a Japanese of which part of their culture they are most proud and nine times out of then they will tell you that it is their food, and by...[ Click to read more ]
Hiking, Walking and Biking Nagano: Nagano City
Jun 19, 2014 By
Mystical Forests, Ninja Adventures, WWII Tunnels and Mountains Galore Many Japanese associate Nagano City with the iconic Zenkoji Temple, home to the oldest Buddha image in Japan. For non-Japanese, this...[ Click to read more ]
