Japan Travel Guide: Useful Tips for the First Time Traveler
Traveling to Japan for the first time can be pretty intimidating. Not because Japan is unsafe or makes you feel uncomfortable in any way, but because everything is sooo… Different?…
3-Day Itinerary to Toyama: Off the Tourist Trail in Japan
This is our itinerary about how you can spend 3 wonderful days in Toyama. Toyama is one of Japan’s lesser-known big cities that’s located right in between the Hida mountains…
Nara Deer Park: How to do a Day Trip from Osaka
Have you ever heard about the bowing deer of Nara? Apparently, there is a park full of Japanese Sika deer in Nara, and it’s located only a short day trip…
Hiking to the Top of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto
Did you know that the Fushimi Inari shrine is actually located on a mountain and that it’s possible to hike all the way to the top? Most people just walk…
Hiking Mount Tate (立山) in one day
One of the best things we did in Japan was hiking to the top of Mount Tate. Located in the Toyama Prefecture, Mount Tate is completely off the classic tourist…