On a wet winter afternoon, I decided to just on the Sendai Loople bus and visited the following... read all

Matsushima is roughly 30 minutes by train from Sendai. It's famous for it's 200 or so islets along with temples... read all

When I remember looking in travel brouchures of Japan before moving here a couple of years ago, it always used to include the Snow Monkeys of Yamanouchi... read all

Shizuoka is roughly 90 minutes via Shinkansen from Tokyo heading towards Nagoya. The picture above entrance to the Kunozan Toshugu Shrine... read all

Do you like shrines? Do you like the sea? Are you interested in traveling to somewhere a little off the beaten track? read all

I first travelled to the Oki Islands back in 2006. I was based in Matsue City (Shimane) at the time, and was asked to go to Oki to teach the elementary school students... read all

I recently spent less than two days in Japan. Despite the limited time I had, I met some really cool people... read all

The first stop of this day was in the Japanese Garden in Düsseldorf -or Duesseldorf for the umlaut challenged people... read all

The following pictures were taken on a very overcast day on a visit to the Japanese Garden in the German city of Leverkusen... read all

Takayama is a little town that you can see a lot of snow in winter. read all

January - To see: clear sky and beautiful sunset - Where: Nagasaki-ken, Sasebo, Kujukushima read all

we go to shirakawago at new year, very amazing view, with the falls of snow, make it almost perfect to saw. read all

Every year Okayama hosts a special event to reign in the New Year from January 1st to 3rd... read all

Made a visit to Matsue to go see the castle there. When I arrived it was a cold, windy & rainy day. I thought, well...it's been a busy week... read all

It was a day full of fall colors! We got here in the late afternoon, almost wished we got here more early so I would have more time to spend here... read all

Last Fall I was lucky enough to travel to Mt. Shigi in Nara. It was a cool day, but bright & clear with lots of sunshine... read all

In 2011 I was in Japan for 3 weeks. I traveled all over Japan with my railpass, but back back to Tokyo to celebrate my birthday with friends... read all

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Kunitachi is a station on the Chuo line, about 30 minutes from Shinjuku. It is famous for being a town for students - there are three big universities... read all

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