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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 …