Located three or so hours from Tokyo you will find Kurobe Gorge in Toyama Prefecture, one of the most picturesque getaways in all of northern Japan. Here you will find not just Onsen’s, gorges, and a legendarily scene railway, but also a traditional part of Japan that time seems to have forgotten. How to get…
One of the true highlights of the Extremes of Japan Tour was the food, with the culinary element as important as the “weird”, and this is what led us to Shinjuku Takana perhaps the most saught after dessert in Tokyo. This was done at the start of the trip, and just after we had been…
Asking a question like is Japan oppressive clearly means I am coming at this subject with an agenda, with the answer being that yes I feel that it is. Yet this is not something I previously thought, with it being my first trip here that led me to this conclusion. So, what exactly makes Japan…
Nagasaki might have been one of the smaller cities we visited on our trip, but not only did it have great day stuff, but also fabulous nightlife, with Tatanbaa leading the charge. This is what us known as a standing bar, with you putting money into the bowls in front of you, with cash being…
If you are going to explore the culture of Japan, then quite simply you have to get involved with the pachinko scene, because this pin ballesuqe pseudo gambling game is a big deal. In fact in 2023 alone it was estimated to be worth almost $3 billion. Yet despite this the game is not without…
Nauru, the tiny island nation in the Pacific, is known for many things—its phosphate mines, its unique political history, and its incredible natural beauty. But one thing it hasn’t been known for, until now, is football. That’s all changing with our recent establishment of the Nauru Soccer Association, an ambitious project aimed at bringing the…
