Culture Urasa Station Manish Prabhune I was not at all prepared to know what to expect and in Tokyo it was already quite cold when I started my first journey on the Joetsu..
Activities Asukayama Park Paper Museum Justin Velgus The Paper Museum was first established in 1950 in Oji, Tokyo and moved to its present location in Asukayama Park in 1998. The ..
Transportation Tokyo Oji Station Justin Velgus JR Oji (王子) station, located in the Kita district of Tokyo, was first established in 1883 during the Meiji period. Historica..
Activities Climbing Mount Karamatsu Matt Seary Climb Mt Shirouma then heading south along the mountain tops to Mt Karamatsu before descending via cable cars across the ski f..
Accommodation Hotel Pearl City Sapporo Valerie Kor Stay in Hotel Pearl City Sapporo, which is conveniently located in the downtown and within walkable distance to many of the Sa..
Culture Vintage Sailing in the Amakusa Bonson Lam Sailing on your own chartered vintage boat is just what the doctor ordered for a weekend of relaxation in the Amakusa Islands in..
Activities Honjo Museum of History & Folklore Febry Fawzi I am curious about Japanese history, which led me to the city of Honjo in Saitama Prefecture. Not so much a tourist attraction,..
Accommodation Aomori Wakinosawa Youth Hostel Peter Sidell In the remote Shimokita Peninsula in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Wakinosawa Youth Hostel is a good base from which to explore..
