Among the most suggested daytrip from Tokyo (Hakone, Nikko and Kamakura), Kamakura is the option that I usually recommend, both because is the easier to visit from Tokyo, but also because it is full of interesting things to see and with a very relaxed and many different from other places…
If the tales of feudal Japan, of clashes between samurai and stories of honor, fascinate you, you will surely know the story of the 47 Ronin. Fictionalized and revisited in a fantasy key, this story was made famous in the Western Countries thanks to the homonymous film (not really connected…
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 also different types…
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 thanks to Guidable…
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 of March /…
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 there are opportunities,…
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 lights of the…
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’) was the battlefield…
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 at a nuclear…
Tokyo is a vibrant city, full of life and energy, thousands of people who simultaneously cross roads, intersections and stations, almost without touching despite the small spaces. It’s a city to explore, slipping into the alleys, down the stairs of the basement, climbing floors in the elevator…. It’s a huge…