Japan Travel Tips & Hidden Gems
Welcome back to yet another installment of Backyard Tourism! As with all the other articles in this series, I am going to try to show how just about anywhere in Japan can be appealing to overseas guests if they are…
Grizzled veterans of Japan travel are likely cringing right now. Really, Donny? Mt. Koya? I thought you focused exclusively on off the beaten path destinations. What gives? Hasn’t this mountaintop Buddhist enclave gotten enough attention already? Honestly, here the answer…
Admittedly, I am a bit of a history buff and love to study the annals of Japan’s past. Alas, as a busy freelance digital marketer, I often don’t have the time to sit down and pour over original source material.…
When you confine yourself only to Japan’s urban settings, it’s easy to forget just how much of Japan is defined by its mountains. In fact, approximately 27 percent of the country is considered flat. Put simply, the conditions in the…
Oh boy… I can already tell that this is going to be a long one, even by my standards. You see, I have been trying for some time now to finally finish this lengthy exposition on why Kamakura needs to…
Many moons ago, during my days as a graduate school student, I had a short-lived stint with a dark triad femme fatale by the name of Haruna. Perfectly nailing that impossibly razor-thin line between sexy and insane, this provocative little…
“Nothing tastes as good as fasting feels…” — Donny Kimball As I write this, I am thousands of meters up in the sky on a Japan Airlines flight back from Boston. Seeing as I’ve been visiting family for the past few…
Ah, Osaka… Neon lights, takoyaki and beautiful natural vistas. Wait, what? Hold on a minute! Since when was Osaka home to anything even resembling Mother Nature? Well, as it turns out, for eons. You see, while Osaka is far more…
Are you a major history buff or architecture geek? If so, today’s article is just what the doctor ordered. In this one, we’ll be taking a look at two fascinating spots in the vicinity of central Tokyo that are home…
When people think of “Japan,” they almost assuredly conjure up mental images of hyper-modern Tokyo or traditional Kyoto. Unbeknownst to most overseas visitors, Japan is actually home to a number of killer beaches. Of course, many of these are located…
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the coastal town of Kamakura. Way back when I was getting started with sourcing content, the area was a regular haunt for me. Since then, I’ve watched the area sprout…
“I just don’t get it. Why would you be willing to make us a marketing plan but not want to charge anything? What’s actually in it for you?” Sighing, I tried to remember whether it was the third or fourth…
“Back to nature, back to yourself.“ — Yamabushido Faithful readers, are you anything like me, a hopelessly addicted social media junkie? Have you lost all sense of connection with nature and the real world around you? Upon waking, do you…
When people think of Yokohama, it’s highly likely that they conjure up a mental image of the Minato Mirai area. After all, this iconic section of the city is essentially emblematic of Yokohama these days. First completed in the 1980’s…
On that note, as you can probably already guess, we’ll be taking a look at Okinawa Prefecture in this article. Rather than cover the more well recognized main island though, I’ll instead opt to introduce a lesser known set of…