This article highlights the three most important festivals, known in Japanese as matsuri, to see in Tokyo. Sanja matsuri, Awaodori and Yosakoi Festival
Hiroshima is world famous as the city where the atomic bomb was dropped. Tips on what to see in Hiroshima and the legendary Miyajima Island.
The resort town of Karuizawa receives around ６ million tourists a year. The history of Karuizawa and tips on what to see in this popular Japanese resort.
The capital of capitals. Cradle of culture. The city of a thousand temples. City of Emperors. The heart and soul of Japan. Alpha and Omega of the Land of the Rising Sun. Hundreds of epithets can be found about the old capital of Japan. But to put it very simply, if you’ve traveled in Japan and haven’t visited Kyoto, you haven’t been to the real Japan.
I’m sharing my experience of my first trip to the Capital of Capitals. How I welcomed the New Year in Kyoto what surprised a gaijin foreigner unfamiliar with Japanese culture.
If you decide to come to Japan, chances are good that your journey and introduction to the country of flowering sakura will start in Tokyo. Many friends, acquaintances and other travellers often ask me what I would recommend to see in Tokyo, how to arrange the sights and which route to take to make the most of their travel time.
Comprehensive advice for anyone looking for information on travelling to Japan. When to go, what to see, how to plan and much more.
Many foreigners in Japan are pleasantly shocked by the functionality of smart toilets. I share my observations on the eighth wonder of the world.