Japan Travel Tips & Hidden Gems
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…
Welcome back to yet another installment of Backyard Tourism. Much like the other articles in this ongoing series, I’m going to try to prove that good storytelling can make anywhere in Japan alluring to overseas travelers. While I have fallen…
F@$#ing typhoons! Right now, I am supposed to be traveling up to northern Japan on a bullet train to spend time in the mountains with a group of ascetics known as Yamabushi. Alas, these travel plans are now completely FUBAR…
Back in 2018, I published an article for transit tourists who endured lengthy layovers at Narita International Airport that was very well received. However, since that time, there have been some major shifts in Japan’s aviation landscape. Of these, perhaps…
“Uhhh…. Where the F@$#ing hell am I?” I asked myself aloud as the bus turned a sharp corner into yet another blanket of mist. Supposedly, the vehicle was bound for the Manza Prince Hotel but with the utter lack of…
Not too long ago, I found myself yet again in the vicinity of Osaka. Alas, this time, I was not traveling for pleasure as I usually do. Instead, I had made the trek down from Tokyo with a couple of…