In-depth guides, local insights, and practical tips from our team on the ground in Japan.
In this article: Introduction In Kinosaki the sound after dark is wooden clogs on stone, from every direction, continuously. The whole town...
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In this article: Introduction There is a field of boiling water in the middle of the town, and everything else in Kusatsu...
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In this article: Introduction Ishigaki is closer to Taipei than to Tokyo, and it does not feel like the same country as...
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In this article: Introduction The island appears on the horizon looking exactly like what it is nicknamed after: a warship, low and...
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In this article: Introduction At eight in the morning the water at Waku-ike is so clear that the depth reads wrong. You...
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In this article: Introduction The gondola comes over the ridge at Owakudani and the ground below turns yellow and stops having trees...
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In this article: Introduction A Japanese poll conducted at the end of the twentieth century asked people to name the country’s best...
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In this article: Introduction Most railway museums are collections of stationary objects. This one has a roundhouse from 1914 with live steam...
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In this article: Introduction On a fine afternoon the lawn outside the Kyoto Manga Museum is covered in people lying on their...
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