Let’s Tour – Sendai: What to see & do
Nov 30, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
For a city its size (just over one million people, which is considered small by Japan standards), Sendai has a storied past, steeped in nature, and has a vibrant lifestyle...[ Click to read more ]
Let’s Tour: Kawagoe City; Little Edo
Aug 31, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Located about 60 minutes by train northwest of central Tokyo is the city of Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture. Because of its location in the Greater Tokyo area, it’s mainly considered...[ Click to read more ]
8 Popular Attractions Near Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture
Jun 26, 2018 By Justin Hanus
A visit to Japan won’t be complete without a trip to the one of the most famous natural beauties in the world, Mt. Fuji. It’s majestic cone has its magical...[ Click to read more ]
Hakone and The Old Tokaido Road
Apr 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Hakone is usually more synonymous with skiing or being a jumping off point for tours to Mt. Fuji but it’s actually a great place to check out almost anytime of...[ Click to read more ]
Mother’s Farm: Mountaintop Petting Zoo and More in Chiba Prefecture
Feb 21, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Ok, that may have been a bit of an over-simplification. Mother Farm (マザー牧場) is an expansive working entertainment farm that is located in the Chiba’s central Boso Peninsula countryside sitting...[ Click to read more ]
Japan Alps Art Festival 2017
May 19, 2017 By Bert Wishart
While the area is famous for hiking in summer and skiing in winter, when one thinks of the mountanous prefecture of Nagano, art isn't exactly the first thing that springs...[ Click to read more ]
Museum of Yebisu Beer, Tokyo
May 12, 2017 By Bert Wishart
In 1887, the Japan Beer Brewery Company cleared an area of farmland in order to build a brewery where they would make, using German methods, their new premium beer,...[ Click to read more ]
Day Trips From Tokyo – Kamakura, the Kyoto of the East
Apr 17, 2017 By Bert Wishart
When tourist destinations claim to 'have it all', you can generally presume that this is short hand for 'there are a few things that are okay, but nothing of particular great...[ Click to read more ]
Family Fun in Tokyo at Yomiuri Land Amusement Park
Oct 20, 2016 By Bert Wishart
While the sprawling Disney resort is the most famous amusement park in the Tokyo area it is by no means the only one. Just thirty minutes outside of central Tokyo...[ Click to read more ]
Outdoor Pools Around Tokyo
Jul 23, 2016 By Bert Wishart
As you are probably by now only too well aware, summer certainly swelters here in Japan. This of course brings a multitude of problems, such as how to deal with...[ Click to read more ]
