Post-Pandemic Retreats in Northern Okinawa As we carefully plan our post-pandemic travels, personal health and safety remain among our top…
Okinawan Islands: Where it’s Always Summer Practically sitting on Taiwan’s doorstep, these islands are the tropical getaway you have been longing…
Konohana no Yu: A Day-Trip Hot Spring With a View Nothing beats a relaxing hot spring experience after a long day of shopping and this…
JR East Rail Pass Made Available to Foreign Residents in Japan As a foreigner living in Japan, some of the best travel deals are occasionally just…
Japan’s Tradition of Mixed Bathing is Alive and Well in Akita Prefecture As you go along the winding, meandering dirt road, a hint of sulphur begins wafting through…
Bask in Luxury at Okinawa’s Fusaki Beach Resort Hotel & Villas When I heard that Fusaki Beach Resort Hotel & Villas in Ishigaki, Okinawa was opening…
Best Films We Saw at the Okinawa International Movie Festival TW recently enjoyed a short stay in the sub-tropical climate of Okinawa for the prefecture’s…
Kagoshima Guide: Explore the Innovative Cuisine at Resorts on Three Different Islands Kyushu’s southernmost prefecture of Kagoshima is an enchanting region whose numerous attractions include warm tropical…
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…
The Art of Akita: Discover the Region’s Fascinating Arts & Architecture In our “Art of Akita” series, we explore the region through the eyes of an…
Enjoy a Luxurious Tropical Getaway at Hoshinoya Taketomi Island Just a short 10-minute boat ride from Ishigaki Island lies the beautiful and extraordinarily well-preserved…
