The JR East Pass (Tohoku Area) in Action: All Around Aomori Aomori Prefecture is a big place — one of Japan’s 10 largest prefectures — and…
3 Places to See Blooming Sakura in Tohoku Cherry blossom season in Japan is one of the most anticipated events after the New…
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…
Meet Hiroo Takenami: Aomori’s Master of the Nebuta The first time I met Hiroo Takenami was at Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse in Aomori…
The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan Otama village, a bucolic little settlement at the foot of Mount Adatara in Fukushima Prefecture,…
LGBT Progress in Japan Slow, but Steady Saitama held its Rainbow Parade on January 25 near Kawagoe Station with about 200 visitors,…
Looks Like a Moss Ball, Tastes Like Ice Cream Move over gourmet kakigori, there’s a hip new dessert in town. Well, it’s not actually…
