Italian Version Here Everyone know Japan for its production of Sake, alcoolic beverage made from rice, but we hardly think at Japan as a wine producer. Actually the Yamanashi prefecture, about a couple of hours from Tokyo, is an area where not only excellent native wine is produced, Koshu, but…
Italian Version Here We enjoyed the amazing Tohoku nature few years ago, during our 4-day tour in Tohoku, but at that time we didn’t have enough time to visit Zao, famous for its ski slopes and the incredible Zao Monster. So, when I had the opportunity to explore this area…
Italian Version Here The cherry blossoms season, in Japan is something wait for the whole year. Starting from January, the forecasts on the dates of blooming begin to circulate, and the sakura fever is growing more and more. Usually the cherry blossoms in Tokyo and Kyoto are around the end…
Italian version here Watching sumo in Japan is one of the activities that create more interest among tourists visiting Japan. Not only because they have a great interest in the sport itself, but because is one of the icons of Japan, an experience that only here can be done and…
Italian Version Here Visiting Kyoto in one day is crazy, I know. But if you’ll stay in Japan just for short time or you’re in a business trip, you can’t miss the occasion to spent at least one day in Kyoto. Yes, even if it’s just a taste. Because when…
Italian Version Here Tokyo is a paradise for lovers of the odds and be sure that if you imagine something, as absurd as it may seems, somewhere in Japan you will be able to find it. Although theme cafés and animal cafés are now famous and widespread all over the…
Italian Version Here Among the hotspring town of Kyushu, Beppu is certainly the most famous, but Yufuin is a quite and more relaxing alternative, loved mainly by Japanese women. If you are looking for a quiet city, where relax body and mind far away from the busy life and the…
Italian Version Here Right in the heart of mountains called “Alps of Japan“, in the north of the ancient province of Shinano, corresponding to the southern part of present Nagano city, there is the valley of Kawanakajima, where the Chikumagawa and Saigawa rivers meet. Kawanakajima (literally ‘island between the rivers’)…
Italian Version Here If you heard Narita you’ll immediately think at the great international airport of Tokyo, right? But do you know that in Narita you can also visit the beautiful temple and walk among ancient traditional wooden houses? Yes, the town of Narita is not only where the great…
Italian Version Here Fukushima. Earthquake. Tsunami. Nuclear power plant. Radiation. On 11 March 2011, a violent earthquake shaked Japan, causing a violent tsunami that hit the Japanese coast, mainly in the prefecture of Fukushima. From that moment, the name of this almost unknown city breaks into our homes. An accident…