I spent two weeks traveling around Japan with a couple of friends. We went from Tokyo down to Hiroshima and back to Tokyo again.
It goes without saying we did the smart thing and booked ourselves the JR...
Ashort shinkansen ride from Tokyo, Kyoto's charm is its elegant balance of the traditional and contemporary Japanese lifestyle.
From its traditional Machiya homes to famous geisha...
The Kinjo Dam is located on the island of Okinawa in the City of Naha. The damn is surrounded by a tiered park of sorts. The steep stairs and long walkways attract Okinawans looking to get their...
When I was little, my mother used to caution me never to even think about crawling into a small space.
Perhaps it was those multiple warnings while appliance shopping of “don't get in...
If you are ever in Hiroshima during baseball season, I highly suggest seeing a Hiroshima Carps baseball game.
Not only does it involve you in local culture, but I guarantee it will be an experience...
In Tokyo for New Years, at a Shinto Shrine, surrounded by celebrating Japanese and you are completely lost as to what youre supposed to be doing.
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan, teaching...
The award winning Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, located in Shinjuku Tokyo was designed as part of a contest for a new building in Tokyo.
The only requirement for the contest was that the building not be r...
The busy shopping street leading from the Kaminarimon gate to the temple is the covered Nakamise (仲見世) arcade, selling all sorts of Buddhist paraphernalia as well as assorted tourist kitsch.
This is...
Japanese seems always to serve delicious and beautiful meals!
Me and my friends often travel to Japan for just wanting to taste yummy Japanese food, no matter if it is sushi, lamian, etc. We always c...
For geeks with money, Yodobashi Akiba is heaven - nine stories stuffed full of hi tech equipment, regarded by many as the world's largest electronics store, and in the centre of Tokyo's gee...
.JPG "Miyajima Ferry")
