Food Okinawa Kokuto Sherilyn Siy Okinawa kokuto is the non-centrifugal sugar made by boiling down cane juice using traditional methods. The cane juice condenses..
Transportation Green Cars on the Shinkansen Kim The green car on shinkansen is a little more expensive than the standard cars, but they offer more spacious seats, more legroom,..
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Featured After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out how she..
Culture Roses in Japan Elena Lisina The rose in Japan is not as popular as other flowers of the country, but the world's first "blue rose" was grown in Japan. The..
Planning Why I Love Using Travel Brochures Kim From money saving trips to learning more about the best things to see and do in an area, this blog covers some reasons why I s..
Colorful Torii Kim Among the hundreds and thousands of torii arches across Japan, some of them deviate from the typical reddish-orange hue and come..
Culture Fishing Your Way to University Featured Satoshi comes from a poor family and is destined to become a manual laborer like his Dad. He wants to escape the cycle of poverty..
Culture The Taxi Driver in Okayama Featured On yet another tiring temple visit with his mom, Satoshi has a curious interaction with a taxi driver and later, experiences a unique..