72 Hours in Hokkaido: Sake, Seafood, Ice Sculptures & Japow The native Inuit tribe of North America’s Arctic region has 50 words for snow but…
Tokyo Day-Trip: Fall Under the Spell of Gods and Dragons at Enoshima Island The island of Enoshima is only an hour from Tokyo on the Shonan Coast and…
British Hills: A Taste of Britain in the Heart of Fukushima Prefecture Surrounded by the lush forests and refreshingly cool air of Okawa Hatori Prefectural Park, British…
Experience Japanese Arts, Culture and Sophistication at Kurashiki If you’re looking for a slice of Japan that radiates the charm of yesteryear, look…
Fill Your Golden Week Holiday with Cherry Blossoms in the Japanese Alps Imagine the Swiss Alps covered in cherry blossoms. While that is a bit of fanciful…
Hakuba Valley: New Ways to Enjoy the Powder Snow in Nagano Located amidst the snow-covered peaks of the northern Japanese Alps, Hakuba Valley ski area is…
Kobe Travel Tips: Discover the City’s History, Fashion, Cuisine & Nature As one of the ports open to international visitors – along with Hakodate, Nagasaki, Yokohama,…
Explore the Abandoned Samurai Necropolis in Remote Kamakura The hills between the cities of Kamakura and Zushi have a dark secret. For hundreds…
Enjoy Hokkaido’s Farm Stays, Glamping, Cycling & Cuisine in Tokachi Obihiro For a chance to get back to nature and explore Japan’s countryside without the crowds,…
Think Spring: Japan’s 2019 Cherry Blossom Forecast Released There are no surprises with the 2019 Cherry Blossom Forecast courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC)…
Escape Tokyo’s Tourist Boom: 8 Destinations within Japan to Find Relief Japan set the tourist bar even higher in 2018 by attracting more than 30 million…
Akita Art Village: Experience the Wonders Of Warabi-Za Dance and Theater Troupe Based in Akita’s Semboku City, the Warabi-za dance and theater troupe has put on 250…
Explore Noshiro, Akita’s “Wood Capital” and Home to an Enthralling Summer Festival Though Noshiro’s primary claims to fame are its wood industry and its basketball team, the…
The Art of Akita: Explore the Region’s Creative Cuisine In our “Art of Akita” series, we explore the region through the eyes of an…
The Art of Akita: Where There’s Poetry in Nature In our “Art of Akita” series, we explore the region through the eyes of an…
