A new year, new possibilities, and a weekend at an onsen with the company to relax our way into the new year.My first time traveling together with only Japanese, like package tourists, everybody in a...
I just came back from a two week vacation in Norway with the worst sashimi cravings ever experienced, and due to the fact that going home also means trying to convince friends and family having anoth...
"Mans heart away from nature becomes hard" -Standing Bear I have been asked if I am not stupid crazy for moving to the gargantuan cyberpunk jungle that is Tokyo, and considering th...
I think we all can agree that most people would find a little kitten cute. But how do you think the Japanese in the land of "kawaii" would handle a spectacle like this?In a country where anyt...
Its a common fact that restaurants always need to brag about how an old scruff skipper with a tobacco pipe brought the fresh fish straight from the harbor the very same morning. But how can you top t...
There is no place on earth where riding a crowded train is more comfortable than in Japan. But who of us havent had drunk businessmen sleeping on our shoulders on the last train home, been irritated ...
Windsurfing, snowboarding, strolling, soccer, mountain climbing, biking, golf, bonsai tree trimming ... oh, you name it, the people of the Land of the Rising Sun simply love outdoor activities. I kno...
... I have a sneaking suspicion about what you are thinking right now, but I am pretty sure I can convince you, so please, read on.In Japan, the basements are where you find the awesome department st...
Have a good reason for going to Japan? Then you might get free round trip tickets too.As I was reading an online newspaper yesterday, I saw to my surprise that the Japan Tourism Agency (JAT) has anno...
I went to the JATA "Tabi Haku" exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight last Friday, a gathering of travel agents, tour operators and countries promoting their services and themselves. As the travel lov...
It was a national holiday and the weather was good so it was of course packed, but what do you expect. I went to Tokyo Disney Sea (a part of Disney World in Tokyo) last week and actually had a really...
My diet basically consists of Japanese food, being both tasty and healthy compared to most Western foods. However, is it sometimes tempting to try something new from other parts of the world, or to e...
I got an invitation to go to a baseball match at Meiji Jingu stadium in Tokyo, and as I know how much the Japanese love baseball, I decided to go right away. The subway station and streets were full ...
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