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Yunishigawa Onsen Travel Guide

Yunishigawa Onsen Travel Guide

In Japanese: 湯西川温泉 Prefecture: Tochigi Closest Train Station: Yunishigawa Onsen Station Distance from Tokyo: about 3-4 hours one way Famous Attractions: Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura (Snow Hut) Festival (every year from late January – late February) Click here to jump to the useful bits of information. (I.e. Skip my lengthy prose about Yunishigawa Onsen!)  I’m not even sure how I found out about 

Tohoku Tabi: Lake Towada, Yasumiya (Lake Towada Area Guide (Part 2/4)

Tohoku Tabi: Lake Towada, Yasumiya (Lake Towada Area Guide (Part 2/4)

Lake Towada is a double caldera lake sitting on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures. It is the twelfth deepest lake in Japan and offers scenic mountainous views of crystal-clear waters. Lake Towada is also part of the larger Towada area which is home 

Tokyo Munch! YUMMY and UNIQUE Curry

Tokyo Munch! YUMMY and UNIQUE Curry

In Japan, curry is home food. It’s food that your ma’ makes just about every week with a variation or two. Pork one night, chicken another – but even with a repetitious formula, curry is arguably, Japan’s soul food. Talk to any Japanese person and