I can’t recommend highly enough that you visit Kesennuma on your next trip to Japan’s Sanriku Coast.
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Is This Japan’s Best Cherry Blossom Festival?
Hirosaki is on a totally different level than most other hanami spots in Japan.
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Japan’s Secret Peach Paradise
The Hamamomo Kaido Peach Road is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited in Japan.
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With Ashikaga Flower Park, There’s a Catch
Ashikaga Flower Park is astonishing if you visit at the right time, and forgettable if you don’t.
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Hachinohe Has Been That City
Hachinohe isn’t super famous—and that’s part of its appeal.
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Knocking Out the Nakasendo
I hope my Nakasendo trail guide helps to set the record straight.
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Atami is Sort of Amazing
It’s not hard to see why Atami was once the place to be.
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Japan’s Famous Fields of Baby Blue
Hitachi Seaside Park is beautiful, and mostly lives up to the hype built up around it—but it’s not for everyone.
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A Tedious Takachiho Day Trip
Is the pay-off of visiting the gorge greater than or equal to the trouble of getting there?
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You Shouldn’t Skip Yonago
The city is an essential anchor for exploring Japan’s San’in region, its own charms as a destination notwithstanding.
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Where to See Sakura in Tokyo
The Tokyo cherry blossom season comes early—but often unpredictably so.
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Where to Find China in Japan
China has always been a part of Japan.
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Japan’s Most Underrated Cities
The best cities to visit in Japan aren’t always ones you read about in guide books
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Tokyo’s Far-Flung February Idyll
I’ll be the first to admit that Toshima island isn’t for everyone.
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The Truth About Amaharashi
My first couple of trips to the Amaharashi Coast were disappointing, but the charmed third time made all the previous travails worth it.
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Why Tiny Tsuwano Punches Above Its Weight
I hope my round-up of things to do in Tsuwano has inspired you to head for San’in’s hills!
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Where to Feel Japan’s Samurai Soul
It’s reasonably easy to reach authentic Samurai towns in Japan.
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Japan’s Hydrangea Haven
Time your late spring trip to Japan to the hydrangeas of Meigetsu-in temple.
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The Greatest Gateway to Rural Kansai
Comparing Wakayama vs Nara isn’t as clear-cut as it might appear on the surface.
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Apex of Aomori
Lake Towada absolutely lives up to the hype.
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