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…
Weirdly located slap bang in the middle of the Osaka Red Light District you will find Hog Hat Bar, genuinely one of the cooler establishments in the city. What and why tough is it here? We personally found here during our Extremes of Japan Tour and just after we had visited a Porn Cinema. Say…
It is not often that a bar turns my head to such a degree that I am left bruised, but that is exactly what happened at Muscle Girl Bar in Tokyo, a place that is now frankly infamous for me. This all occurred on the very first night of my rather special Extremes of Japan…
Yuncheng might be top of everyones travel list, heck it is not even that high within its province. That is not to say it is not without its charms though. We present the Yuncheng travel guide. Where is Yuncheng? Nestled in the south-west of Shanxi province, whose Moto is “ancient civilizations and scenic beauty” it…
