The rural parts of Japan are composed of large plots of farmland with a Pachiko gambling parlors on every other block and a convenience store every so often, with not…
Ohakozaki Guesthouse & Hiking Trail
Visiting Kamaishi City is like returning to your hometown. No matter where you explore in Kamaishi there is someone always willing to help you, feed you, and talk to you….
Cruising, Dumplings, and Community
The land of strong-hearted people. This city has been through so much over the past several years, enough to make anyone speechless. Right off the Sanriku Coast, Kamaishi City was…
Historical Adventures and Naked Fire Festival
Ninohe City in Iwate Prefecture is just a little over two hours away from Tokyo station. Special for its food, culture, and history. Below you will read about Iwate’s: delicious…
A Nature-Lover’s Paradise
When I asked Jyo-san, my Okinoerabu tour guide, why he moved to the remote island of Okinoerabu in the southern part of Kagoshima Prefecture, he said it was to get…