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…
Today on the blog I host Veronica, author of the Italian blog Fuji dal Giappone, who in recent days took part in a tour to Obama, in the Japanese prefecture of Fukui, to discover the Saiba Kaido, the ancient way of mackerel! A trip to the saba kaido will take…
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…