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For many people, nothing beats the golf course. Getting away from it all, surrounded by nature (it is not unknown to be playing alongside wild deer, or even monkeys!), in the mountains…
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Recording life in Tokyo through a lens, and sharing those images with the world, is more than just a hobby for some. Justin Potts is on something of a mission – he,…
British explorer Sarah Outen, who is attempting to circumnavigate the globe, from “London2London“, using only human power, has been rescued by the Japan Coastguard after a tropical storm flipped her boat and…
Weekender recently took a trip to Taiwan – just a three hour flight from Tokyo – and had a great time. Check out the full story in our May 2012 issue, or…
When Weekender went to Wakayama we found beauty we hardly knew existed. From amongst the historic world heritage mountains of Kumano Kodo, writer and Nagoya resident Adam Miller gives us an introduction to…
Whoever named Minakami got it right. The name of this small hot-spring town at the edge of the Tanigawa mountain range in Gunma prefecture means “above the water” and that’s where most…
At 8:15 on August 6, 1945 the industrial city of Hiroshima was hit by ‘Little Boy’ the world’s first atomic bomb to be used in war. In a blinding flash, 80,000 people…
It’s the annual Golden Week dilemma when living in Tokyo: should you travel during the string of public holidays in early May, or stay put? Getting out of Tokyo sounds good, until…
Paul Christie, a Japanophile and graduate of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, has had a varied career in Japan. He has worked as an analyst for the Nihon Keizai Shimbun,…
If you’ve taken a train in Tokyo recently, or passed by any of our 168 Metro stations, chances are you have seen a lot of posters emblazoned with the word GREAT. Beneath it,…
Glen Young, a veteran Tokyoite, tells Weekender his story about male bonding in the Japanese wild. Dave had been stocking up a stash of Belgian beers for several years. That’s right –…
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Weekender explores Okinawa, Japan's tropical paradise
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Located on the southern tip of Kyushu, Kagoshima has a territory extending about 600km from the prefectural border in the north to the boundary in the south bordering Okinawa. Kagoshima is endowed…
With spring just around the corner, there’s no time like now to enjoy Japan’s ski slopes. Japan’s ski resorts, famous for fabulous powder and après-ski hot springs, also offer a range of…
By John Barton “How amazing it is that this rich and beautiful country,” said the American businessman and agriculturalist Horace Capron in 1872, “the property of one of the…
Powder paradise in Japan’s snowy frozen north If you’re bored of Kyoto and Kamakura and have had your fill of the city, savvy Tokyoites should look north for a memorable break this…
Hakuba is one of Japan’s premier ski resorts, located in the heart of the Japanese Alps in Nagano. Set against the backdrop of rugged peaks, the scenery of Hakuba…
A Bridge From the Orient to the West A mere 90 minute flight from Beijing, Harbin may be the biggest city you have never heard of. Known locally as the “Paris of the…
