Japan Travel Tips & Hidden Gems
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of work with a brand called Weave Living as my digital marketer and online media buyer alter ego. The company provides hassle-free accommodations to expats as well as Japanese individuals who don’t want to…
At the beginning of January 2024, I embarked on an epic, five-day-long adventure across much of northern Japan. While the primary goal was to produce three reels to promote the JR East Pass (Tohoku Area), I also wanted to see…
Japan’s history is a rich and complex tapestry of warriors, emperors, poets, and philosophers. At the core of this narrative is the Warring States period (1467–1603), a time marked by social unrest, political intrigue, and almost ceaseless warfare. During this…
As I write this, I am on a limited express train heading down from Nagoya to Toba for my 4th meal with the ama divers of Mie Prefecture. Due to escorting some family around (who were unable to visit for…
This really shouldn’t come as a surprise given how much I travel, but I take a lot of bullet trains. In fact, when people ask me where I live, I often say that my official address is in Tokyo, but…
For some time, I’ve been wondering why I adore traveling in Japan SO much. In one sense, this should be self-evident; after all, Japan is, hands down, the best place on the planet. And so, it only makes sense that…
Contrary to what most of you think, producing content about off the beaten path travel in Japan is actually more of a side hobby for me. Sure, it does take an enormous amount of my time and yes I do…
Now that I have your collective attention with a sucker punch title like that, allow me to now state that we will no longer be using the term “mummy” for the rest of the article. While I mean no offense…
In the spirit of being totally transparent with you, I am absolutely swamped right now with a number of things. In addition to my various freelance clients trying to end the year strong, there’s also a number of other matters…
Oh my god… I am about to sound like the biggest shill in the world for Dormy Inn but I swear that this isn’t a sponsored piece of content or anything. Frankly put, I just want to get the word…
Try as I might, I just couldn’t believe what I was hearing. We had just been informed by the station attendant that the Akita Shinkansen would not be running for the rest of the night. Yup, you read that right.…
Hail and well met travelers! Rather than take you on yet another adventure to some rural region, I’ll instead be looking to detail in this piece everything that you need to know to thoroughly enjoy Japanese alcohol. While I do…
As of right now, it’s early 2022. Pretty soon, we’ll be coming up on the two year mark since Japan closed its borders to outside visitors. While the reprieve from overtourism has been a much needed breath of fresh air…
There I was, about an hour into my evening trek up to the top of Mt. Inari upon which Fushimi Inari Taisha resides. As I steeled my resolve for the final few torii-lined steps to the summit, I was met…
As I sit down to write this, it’s 6:00 AM on a Saturday morning and I am traveling on a bullet train bound for Shiga Prefecture in western Japan. Prior to opening up a new story in my editor, I…