Enoshima has been on my wishlist of places to visit for a long time, but for several reasons, I’ve always had to postpone.Then finally, on a beautiful summer day, I managed to organize this daytrip from Tokyo and visit Enoshima. Enoshima is known for the beautiful view of Mount Fuji…
If you are looking to a photogenic destination for your next trip, Taiwan is a country for you. Full of color and uniqueness, natural beauties, a mix of ancient Chinese architecture and modernity, paper lanterns, and so one, make Taiwan a great spot for shoot amazing Instagram photos! In Taiwan…
If you are looking for an unusual daytrip from Tokyo and love to walk in nature, Nokogiriyama in Chiba prefecture is the place for you. Mount Nokogiri is actually just over 300 meters and it’s known for its shape that if you look at it from a distance, the mountain…
If like me you love to soak in the waters of hot springs, Beitou is a destination to be included in your trip to Taiwan. Beitou is a half-day excursion in the northern area of Taipei The development of Beitou as onsen-town come from the Japanese occupation when the Japanese…
In the mountains of Gunma, at 1200 meters above sea level, there is Kusatsu Onsen, a famous onsen town which together with Gero and Arima is one of the three hottest springs of Japan. Kusatsu Onsen is a very popular destination among the Japanese, but still little known by tourists,…
To travel around Japan, other than the fast, clean but expensive Japanese Shinkansen, there is a slower and also a little uncomfortable but much cheaper alternative: night buses. The Japanese night bus network is even more widespread than the high-speed train network, but it requires a bit of adaptability. The…
Ishikagi is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southern part of Okinawa prefecture. Even it belongs to Japan, is definitely closer to the coasts of Taiwan than to those of “continental” Japan (meant as the 4 main islands) and the culture is also very different. I only spent…
Verona is known all over the world as the city of Romeo and Juliet, and actually is also a great city to visit in one day, eventually on the road to Venice. You can also combine it with a day in Brescia, my city, and discover two beautiful Italian cities.…
Mount Fuji with its 3,776 meters high, is the symbol of Japan, not only for tourists, but also for the Japanese: it’s the sacred place where the Kami of Princess Konohanasakuya resides, and climbing Mount Fuji is one of the experiences that should be done in life. It’s a relatively…
Kaohsiung must definitely be included on a trip to Taiwan, is the city that I liked most among the three I’ve visited and on the next trip I will definitely spend another couple of days there. In addition to several points of interest, Kaohsiung is also an excellent base for…