Sharing my Adventures with Travel and Food in Japan
This part four of a four part series on the Japanese train pass, Seishun 18 Kippu (青春18きっぷ). Part one introduces what the Seishun 18 Kippu is and how to use it. Part two features some of my thoughts and musings on why people use it. …
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 …
Hello! Remember me? I’m still here! Between working full-time and allowing myself time to relax, my ol’ website got pushed to the wayside. If you’re sticking around and reading my posts – I appreciate you! I’m going to start the year off with a fun …
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 …
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 …
Aomori City is the northern most capital on Honshu and it’s known for its famous summer festival, the Nebuta Matsuri. The Nebuta Matsuri is, arguably, what put Aomori City on the tourist radar, but one of the best things about Aomori City is the food. Aomori is a foodie …
A demon disguised as a beautiful woman, waiting to assassinate her former-prince lover under the cover of fall leaves ー a sorceress and her skeletal sidekick working together to avenge the murder of her father ー a boy with superhuman strength, raised by a mountain-witch, sumo-wrestling …
I had just graduated university in the spring of 2013 and was stuck in a rut of existential fatigue where work, love, and life felt hazy at best. Over drinks in a dark and austere pub, my friend told me she was about to head …
The itinerary that I planned for Tohoku is not a perfect and complete itinerary. It’s a fast-paced budget melange that I carefully planned to maximize saving money while accomplishing my own personal goals to: Visit every prefecture in Tohoku. Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, Aomori, Akita, and …
I moved to Japan in November 2014. When I first arrived here, I lived in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka which is a small city facing the Pacific Ocean and smack dab in the middle of honshu, the main island in Japan. Hamamatsu was the perfect hub for traveling …