36 Hours in Nagasaki

We saved 36 hours in Nagasaki for the final stop of our Kyushu tour. We arrived at Nagasaki station in...

View from Mount Tsurumi

One Day in Beppu – Seven Hells and a Ropeway

On the fourth day of our Kyushu tour, we took the Nichrin train for a three hour ride from Miyazaki...

One Day in Miyazaki

Continuing our whirlwind tour of Kyushu, we departed Kagoshima on the Kirishima Limited Express for Miyazaki. The trip was beautiful...

View of Sakurajima from Shiroyama Observatory

One Day in Kagoshima

Continuing our whirlwind tour of Kyushu, we departed Kumamoto on the Sakura Shinkansen and arrived at Kagoshima-Chuo station in just...

View from Castle Keep

Afternoon in Kumamoto

On a recent trip to Kyushu, we had one afternoon in Kumamoto. We arrived at Kumamoto Station around 1:30 pm,...

Don’t Miss, The Farm Tokyo – CLOSED

Tokyo is a city that is always transforming. Especially in the lead up to the 2020 Olympics, there seems to...

Wakayama Day Trip

From the mountain pilgrimage routes of Koyasan, to the dramatic coastlines and picturesque beaches of Shirahama and the dramatic red...

Shirakawago, A Fairy Tale Village

Shirakawago is a fairy tale village deep in the mountains of Japan, where the farmhouses have remained the same for over 250 years.

Kyoto Quick Bite, Ramen Muraji

The Gion neighborhood of Kyoto is filled with beautifully preserved machiya (wooden houses). Modern day Gion has many shops, restaurants,...

12 Great Takayama Eats

Takayama is a beautiful city in the mountainous Hida region of northern Gifu prefecture.  Also known as Hida-Takayama, the city...