Snow was piled up for the first time this winter in Kyoto... read all

I finished walking at Yoshihara in my former report... read all

We had briefly visited Tokyo 10 years ago when returning from a year living in New Zealand. We both loved it and wanted to return so planned a two week trip for Christmas and New Year... read all

I submitted a report of hiking along the old Tokaido from Hakone(箱根) to Mishima (三島) the other day... read all

Within a mere 90 minutes of Ikebukuro station in Tokyo, it is surprising that photographers' and hikers' paradise Chichibu isn't discovered by more tourists yet... read all

At the beginning of every year, a very important celebration takes place in Kyoto's Ebisu Shrine... read all

This is a figure in bronze of Ebisu. He is God who is the patron of fishermen and tradesmen. read all

One of the most rewarding things we did my last trip to Japan was a temple stay (shukubo) at Taiyoji temple... read all

There are 17 world heritages in Kyoto. Let's introduce the scene of New Year holidays of the world heritage... read all

Izumo Taisha is known as the second most important shrine in Japan after Ise in Mie Prefecture... read all

Matsue is around 4 hours by local train from Hagi and is home to one of Japan's largest original castles... read all

Hagi is around 80 minutes by bus from Shin-Yamaguchi Station (4 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo) and is one of the most enjoyable places I have been in Japan... read all

Yamaguchi is a little over 4 hours via Shinkansen to Shin-Yamaguchi station, where it is another 23 minutes to Yamaguchi town by local train... read all

Akiyoshido Caves is around 40 minutes from Shin-Yamaguchi station by bus and is one of Japan's premier cave systems... read all

Miyajima is one of the most visited locations in the Chugoku region and this is for good reason... read all

Hiroshima is roughly 4 hours by Shinkansen from Tokyo and is mainly known as the detonation site for the first nuclear explosion on a residential area on earth... read all

Onomichi is located around 60 minutes from Kurashiki via local train and is known as a point where you can ride your bike to Shikoku... read all

Kurashiki is located a little under 20 minutes from Okayama via local train. Once you come out of the train station, it feels very similar to many towns... read all

Bitchu-Takahashi is a beautiful little town that can be reached from Kurashiki by train in 25 minutes (1300) on an express train of 40 minutes by local train... read all

The Kibi Plain is an area near Okayama which is quite nice to ride a bike for a couple of hours. Bikes can be hired from Bizen Ichinomiya Station for 1000 Yen... read all