Hachinohe is like a Food Paradise. From the outskirts of the downtown Hachinohe, where commercialisation and industrialisation monopolises that area, to Hachinohe wharf, food seems to be the culture. Yokomachi Store Ichibancho is a supermarket approximately 8 mins walk from … Continue reading Exploring Hachinohe: A Food Lover’s Guide
Direction signs from JR Sapporo Station to Sapporo Subway for Namboku Line can be quite overwhelming especially when there is also a luggage to drag along and our fellow commuters seem to be on a mission. The pathways and tunnels … Continue reading Sapporo
Lake Akan is home of marimo, a form of rare species of algae which forms itself into beautiful green balls through the gentle rolling of waves in the lake. Lake Akan Tsuruga Wing belongs in the Tsuruga Group Hotels and … Continue reading Akanko
Getting to Asahikawa Asahikawa is a city situated in the northern region of Hokkaido prefecture and island. According to Japan Travel Navi, the total cost by Rail of 4 train transfers is 27,900 yen per person and would take approximately … Continue reading Asahikawa
Shirakawago village and Gokayama village are traditional Japanese settlements best known for building style known as gasshō-zukuri – no nails or any metal materials used in the construction of these buildings. These traditional villages have been recorded as UNESCO’s World … Continue reading Shirakawago and Gokayama Tour
Kurobe Dam is the final segment of the Tateyama Kurobe Ropeway Alpine tour starting from Tateyama. Tateyama Kurobe Alpen route is broken into segments and accessible from either Tateyama station or Shinano Omach bus stop depending on season of the year … Continue reading Kurobe Dam, Tateyama
This is our first trip to Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa prefecture. Kanazawa is situated in the Hokuriku region. Traveling time approximately 3 hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen, about 1.5hours to Nagano by Shinkansen for Tateyama Kurobe Dam experience and where … Continue reading Kanazawa
It has been more than 6 years from the last time we traveled to this beautiful Land of the Rising Sun. I have all praises to shower on the Japanese people. Their hospitality has been awesome and something we have … Continue reading Okachimachi 2023
