2017/3/11 - Reversible Destiny at Yoro & Ogaki

Yoro Park offers various attractions like a strange art-theme park, a kid�fs theme park, a golf course and a waterfall... read all

2016/11/23 - Takeda Castle Ruins

The Takeda Castle Ruins are some beautifully preserved remains of the Izushi Castle - as it was originally named... read all

2017/1/28 - Miyama - Kabuki-no-Sato -

Miyama is famed for Kayabuki-no-Sato, a small village where several farmhouses with thatched roofs are located... read all

2016/11/26 - Yatsubuchi-no-Taki

According to the Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan guidebook (2001 version), the Yatsubuchi-no-taki hike is... read all

2016/11/19 - Menfudo Limestone Cave

Menfudo Limestone Cave is located in Tenkawa Village, a very small town at the foot of the more famous Mount Omine�B�B�B read all

2016/7/31 - Wagashi in Kyoto

There is a lot to see in Kyoto. Impressive temples and shrines dot the city and the suburbs are surrounded by beautiful nature... read all

2016/7/23 - Norikura Heights

At the base of Mount Norikura lies the highland of Norikura. The highland is dotted with waterfalls and awesome vistas... read all

2016/7/1 - Hakodate

Hakodate is a laid-back city at the south of Hokkaido. It was one of the first Japanese harbours to open to foreign traffic... read all

2016/6/30 - Onuma Park

Onuma Quasi National Park is a large area of nature which includes forests, lakes and mountains... read all

2016/6/29 - Exploring part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park

The Shinkotsu Toya National Park is one of several national parks in Hokkaido. Most famous is Lake Toya which is located (and created) near active volcanoes... read all

2016/6/28 - To central Hokkaido

The tour's main focus is on the lavender fields of Farm Tomita in Furano, extremely popular in especially Asian countries for its beautiful colours and backdrops... read all

2016/6/27 - Historic Village of Hokkaido

Kaitaku no Mura or Historical Village of Hokkaido is a park that houses quite a lot of old buildings and artifacts found all around Hokkaido... read all

2016/2/3 - Himeji: the real castle and the fake one

Having lived for quite a while in Matsumoto, and having loved every aspect of it, I am still an adept of the quiet mountain city... read all

2015/9/25 - Izu Peninsula: Atami, Shimoda & Cape Irozaki

Most of the time I plan my trips after an exhausting event. The positive part of that is that I�fm already in parts of the country... read all

2015/7/23 - Sendai

As I normally go out to nature on a sunny day, my first rainy day in Sendai gave me the opportunity to visit the city and its attractions a bit more... read all

2015/7/22 - Mount Zao

Zao Onsen is a popular ski-resort, but is way more quiet outside of winter. The place can boast some seriously beautiful hiking trails... read all

2015/7/21 - Matsushima

Miyajima was for a long time on my to-do list. When I made a Tohoku tour in 2010 I skipped it in favor of Akita which I kind of regretted until this day... read all

2015/1/12 - Satsukiyama - Minoh hike

One of the few mountainous stretches just next to Osaka City is the one between Ikeda city and Mino city... read all

2015/5/30 - Climbing Mount Iwawaki

Mount Iwawaki is an almost 897 high mountain at the border of Osaka and Wakayama prefectures... read all

2015/3/22 - Beppu

The reputation of Beppu precedes it. I knew that many consider this place as a tourist circus, so I didn�ft expect too much... read all

2015/3/21 - Kunisaki Peninsula

I wanted to make a tour of Kyushu instead of just going back and forth, so I had some time to visit the Kunisaki Peninsula... read all

2015/3/20 - Takachiho

Arriving the evening before by bus in Takachiho,, I arrived just in time to witness the Takachiho Yokagura in the Takachiho shrine... read all

2015/3/19 - Kumamoto

Having visited Kyushu only during business trips, I planned a first tourist trip in the beginning of this year. First? read all

2014/11/1 - Aizu-Wakamatsu

Travelling between Niigata and Aizu-Wakamatsu with the JR Ban-etsu line is a nice experience... read all

2014/10/30 - Kurobe Gorge

Just when you think you�fve seen the most interesting things of a place, it hits you in the face with another one... read all

2014/10/31 - Sadogashima

I wanted to visit this place somewhere in 2013 for one reason: to fly in an ultra small airplane... read all

2014/1/4 - Hidden Nachi Falls

Always wanting to see the highest waterfall of Japan (Nachi-no-Yaki), I boarded the train in Osaka in the early morning to arrive at noon in the very small town of Katsuura... read all

2014/1/25 - Fushimi Inari hike

Using my Lonely Plant Hiking in Japan for the first time, I went of to the Fushimi Inari shrine to take the long torii path read all