If you have already visited Japan you probably have seen a lot of Tokyo and Kyoto. But when the locals travel […]

Kamakura  The historic and exceptionally interesting town of Kamakura, a former capital of Japan, is one of ou […]

Yokohama is one of our favorite cities. It is the second largest city in Japan with 5 million residents and si […]

Sumo is one of our all-time favorite sporting pastimes, anywhere.  And not to be missed when you travel to Jap […]

I started this post a few months ago, watching the end of the 4th game of the Japan “Climax” Baseball series o […]

The gardens of Japan are known world-wide for their beauty, fluidity, and character. Pathways offer unique, al […]

The absolute dog days of summer in Japan (mid-August) are marked by Obon. Obon (お盆) is a Japanese Buddhist cus […]

The Nakasendo Trail – one of the five main roads (Gokaido) of the Edo (Shogun) period. This exceptionally well […]

Japanese Fireworks Festivals Hanabi (花火) (fireworks), not to be confused with Hanami (cherry blossom viewing), […]

In an earlier blog post “Introduction to Sake: 3 Steps to Drinking“, we offered some practical adv […]