Food
Awamori and Pork Curry
Curcuma or Tumeric, is ancient wisdom, providing pain relief for arthritis. Experience a meal that has been six hundred years in..
Culture
Aoi Matsuri Festival 2026
The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referre..
Culture
Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate...
Transportation
Osaka Itami Airport to Kyoto
Given there is no direct train from Osaka airport to Kyoto, is the bus or a monorail/ train combination better? Inside tips and..
Food
Aoni Onsen Dining
Aoni onsen is like stepping back to the time of the samurai, except you are much less likely to get killed
Activities
Songs of Kuma River Boatsmen
If you ever listened in to nature? I mean really listen, to slow down and hear its heartbeat? To feel what the animals feel, to..
Culture
Naha City Museum of History
Naha museum may seem as dry as the sixty year old librarian who lorded over you in elementary school, but this little town that..
Food
Shima Nakama Restaurant
Whisk yourself away under some palm trees and island kitchens at Shima Nakama, literally a friend's island restaurant
Gallery
Awamori and Pork Curry
Okinawa
Aoi Matsuri Festival
Kyoto
Ryukyu Lantern Festival
Okinawa
Gion Shirakawa Street
Kyoto
World Uchinanchu Festival
Okinawa
Niigata Fireworks Festival
Niigata
Hakodate Fish Market
Hokkaido
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Accommodation
The Ultimate Sleepover Experience
Kota UshioOpened on December 5th 2019, illi Shimokitazawa offers hotel-style accommodation perfect for group bookings. The Shimokitazawa area..
Transportation
Takamatsu to Teshima by Ferry Boat
Bonson LamAn afternoon haze has set in with the islands looking like a children's cut out. As the sunlight break I see clumps like giant..
Transportation
Takamatsu to Kobe Ferry
Bonson LamThere are several day and evening ferries making the four hour trip between Takamatsu and Kobe, with the day trips also stopping..
