Epic Adventure Awaits: Your Guide to the Michinoku Coastal Trail Hike
Looking for a scenic and culturally rich adventure? The Michinoku Coastal Trail hike offers a 620-mile (1000-km) journey through Japan’s Tohoku region. Established in 2012,…
Tohoku Travel: Discover Japan’s Rugged Coastline Without the Crowds
On a recent trip to Japan, a local told me, “Tokyo is not Japan…to know Japan, you have to go out and explore.” And if…
Discover Shikoku: Japan’s Most Beautiful and Least Visited Island
Welcome to Shikoku, Japan’s best-kept secret island nobody talks about – but everyone should be. Translating to ‘four lands,’ Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s…
8 Places to Discover in Japan off the Beaten Path
Japan is having a travel heyday right now – and rightfully so – it’s an incredible country. In fact, it’s one of my favorite countries…
8 Tokyo Off the Beaten Path Experiences
I could people-watch in Tokyo all day. Just sit in one of the busy subway stations and watch millions of people go by. As tempting…
Kumano Kodo Trail, Japan: A Complete Guide Answering All FAQs
Trees, Trees, Trees. I hiked 6 miles today underneath the shade of these giant Japanese cedar trees. It was a spectacular day of challenge, tranquility,…
Budget Tokyo
Since I only had 4 days in Tokyo and little money left for traveling, I had a challenge – how do you stay in Tokyo…
Fishy Business – Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
The alarm went off at 2:45 AM – I got up disoriented and thought…why do I do this to myself? Yet as my eyes adjusted…
Underbelly of Tokyo
There are 32 million people living in Tokyo. 8 Million of them ride the subway every day. That turns into about 3,000 people on each…
Japan | Lodging | Solo Travel
Lost in Transition – Tokyo
This is it – the last stop before I hit the US, one last hurrah – and I chose to do it entirely on my…