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…
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…
August in Japan is hot, sticky, and brimming with a sense of history that seeps into every corner of the country. This time, my journey took me to a place that I’d been itching to explore for years—Battleship Island, known locally as Gunkanjima, off the coast of Nagasaki. The allure of this eerie, abandoned island…
As part of our trip we were recommended a restaurant ran by a Guatemalan that served Okonomiyaki. To say I was nonplussed would be an understatement, that is until I took my first bite at Lopez Okonomiyaki. Make no mistake this is light years ahead the best restaurant in Hiroshima, with seemingly everyone, including our…
