The ultimate guide to Japan travel
Kyoto is the most popular tourist destination for foreign visitors to Japan by far and it should be no surprise that …
Let me first be clear about what you should not imagine these flea markets to be. No they are not the garage or lawn …
How’d you like to meet a living legend? 86-year-old Joe Okada, better known as Samurai Joe, is Japan’s …
We got to chat with “Happy in Japan” Youtuber Andrew Marston about his Mt. Fuji climb with fellow …
A city known for its darkest moment, Hiroshima’s memorials provide an educational and emotional look at the …
As an homage to conveyor belt sushi, an art project called “Rolling Sushi” is sending giant floats of the …
The Man Behind the Ramen Momofuku Ando is worthy of god status. The late Taiwanese-Japanese inventor of instant ramen …
Coming up in 2017, TOTO—one of the world’s most renowned toilet maker made famous by it’s …
Hostels are a godsend to backpackers (and cheapos in general) because of their cheap room rates, but hostels …
Kashihara Jingu venerates the spirit of the first emperor of Japan, who reigned at the edge of myth and history. …
A new hotel opens today in the Huis Ten Bosch amusement park in Nagasaki that will be staffed by animatronic robots. …
One of the interesting things about Japan are the shotengai—which are a type of single-storied, covered mall. Unlike …
For the second year running, Kyoto has been named as the world’s top travel destination by Travel + Leisure …
This year, Wakayama Prefecture’s Mt. Koya, or Koyasan in Japanese, is celebrating 1,200 years since renowned …
Shimane Prefecture may be Japan’s least visited, as well as its second least populated, but that doesn’t mean it’s …
If you’ve ever eaten sushi, you know about wasabi. It’s green and sort of spicy, the kind of spicy that burns through …
Anyone who goes to Kyoto these days knows about Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, and if you don’t, this video guide …
How can you fault a chain of restaurants with the slogan “umai, yasui, hayai” (delicious, cheap, fast)? …
If you're looking for adult goods in the Kansai area, visit Nobunaga Shoten, which has branches in Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.
Of all the things in Japan, onsen (and I mean real onsen, the ones in scenic locations with luxury hotels) are probably …
Maiko, or apprentice geisha, have become a symbol of Kyoto (as the apprentices dress more colorfully and elaborately …
Want a chance to participate in Japan’s third oldest festival? Being a part of a Japanese festival is a sure way to get …
For a small town in central Japan, Karuizawa is about as posh as you can get. This town at the foot of Mount Asama was …
Traveling domestically is expensive – even more than going abroad a lot of the time. When you get to your …