Traveling is fun. But an enjoyable journey is sometimes totally ruined by (very famous but nevertheless) unimpressive sightseeing spots. These let-downs probably cause you to exclaim “Whaaaat? Did I come…

  Do you know a Hokkaido island called ‘Okushiri Island’?     The island is famous for beautiful sea and a wide variety of fresh seafood such as sea urchin…

Kohama Island   I introduced a report of Taketomi, Hateruma and Kuroshima island before, as a series of  “Yaeyama Islands Trip”. This time, I will introduce “Kohama Island” as the…

Kuroshima Island   I introduced a report of Taketomi and  Hateruma island before, as a series of  “Yaeyama Islands Trip”. As third island where the writer landed, I will introduce…

A beach at Hateruma island.   I introduced a report of beautiful Taketomi island as a series of  “Yaeyama Islands Trip”. This time, I will introduce “Hateruma Island” that the writer…

  Yaeyama Islands are a group of islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, which form the southern part of the volcanic Ryukyu Islands. The isles are the remotest part of Japan from the main…

It is getting slightly cooler in the morning and the evening here in Japan, which means that autumn has come for sure!  I found a very seasonal article to introduce…

A place where very modern thing co-exists with traditional thing. Taken at Senso-ji temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

This is the follow-up to the article “Traveling Tokyo with Lonely Planet: Part 1”. Our blogger Mr.K goes on a brief journey around Tokyo carrying his copy of Lonely Planet with…

  Travel guidebooks are necessary when visiting unfamiliar places. Lonely Planet must be one of the most popular travel guidebooks in the world.   And of course, there is the Japan…

  According to a survey by Japanese travel agency JTB, people in Japan seem to have strong interests in visiting world heritage sites. Here are the top three popular sites…