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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 

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 

Tohoku Tabi: Mt. Osore (Osorezan) Day Trip Guide

Tohoku Tabi: Mt. Osore (Osorezan) Day Trip Guide

Mt. Osore is a sacred mountain located in Aomori prefecture on the Shimokita Peninsula. It’s known as Osorezan 恐山 in Japanese, and also known by monickers like: Fear Mountain, The Gateway to Hell, and one of the three holiest sites in Japan. A day trip to Osorezan was an