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Tohoku is Japan’s most underrated region.
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Yokohama is a place where you could stay the night, but that most people see on a day trip instead.
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I’m well-equipped to tell you where to see snow monkeys in Japan, and to inform you about the how and when of your trip as well.
Continue ReadingKobe’s Best Beef
Where you eat your beef in Japan is more important than where the cow lived or died.
Continue ReadingThe Truth About Yakushima
Is Yakushima island worth visiting?
Continue ReadingWhy You Should Visit Marugame Castle
Is Marugame Castle worth visiting? Yes, and not just because its original tenshu is intact.
Continue ReadingThis May Be Japan’s Most Overlooked Peninsula
Much of off-the-beaten-path Kyushu is almost completely devoid of foreign tourists.
Continue ReadingHirosaki is More Than Its Famous Castle
Things to do in Hirosaki (and, especially, just outside the city) far exceed the images you see on postcards.
Continue ReadingThe Man in the Snowbank
Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.
Continue ReadingShikoku’s Little Brother
Like many places in Japan—and like Japan more broadly—Awaji is a lot bigger than it looks on the map.
Continue ReadingThe Truth About Golden Week
Can you travel during Golden Week in Japan?
Continue ReadingEverything You Need to Know About Kimono in Kyoto
Kimono rental in Kyoto has never been easier.
Continue ReadingAre Japan’s Animal Cafes Ethical?
The short answer is no.
Continue ReadingHow to Buy Train Tickets in Japan
By the time you navigate away from this article, you’ll be ready to board the Shinkansen.
Continue ReadingThe Truth About Masks in Japan
A lot of people have the wrong idea about masks in Japan.
Continue ReadingWhen to Visit Japan
There’s no universal answer to the question of the best time to visit Japan.
Continue ReadingAnother Taste of TokyoTreat
When the TokyoTreat box arrived at my door just before Christmas, I felt a familiar excitement.
Continue ReadingBecome the Woman in the Dunes
The Tottori Sand Dunes are absolutely worth visiting, whether or not you get a chance to read the book about them before you get there.
Continue ReadingWhy They Call It “Hoki-huji”
In fact, Mt. Daisen has very little in common with Mt. Fuji
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