Tag: Japan Travel

Near my house there's a hill that rises sharply out of the surrounding fields, and one day when my son ...

Last time I talked about Donald Keene, the Japanese scholar and translator who came to Japan and took Japanese citizenship, ...

I went to Tokyo the other day, always a treat for me since I like riding shinkansen and eating ekiben, ...

Recently I wrote about some core differences in the way capitalism functions in Japan, for example how the distributors J-List ...

There are a few places in Japan that are really special to me. Visiting Nikko, the collection of temples and ...

I'm taking a bit of a vacation with my son, with the two of us traveling to places that are ...

My family and I have safely made the hop back to Japan. Although we had fun in San Diego, zipping ...

I've done many things in the nearly two decades I've lived in Japan. I've hitchhiked from Hiroshima to Sapporo, sleeping ...

Being back in Japan means getting accustomed to driving here again. Like the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, Japan drives ...

Japan is an expensive place, and travelling inside the country can be costly, although there are some good ways to ...

If you ever visit Japan, it's good manners to bring gifts called omiyage (oh-mee-YAH-gay) to Japanese you will be visiting ...

In the tradition of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Japanese are keen on organizing famous places into convenient ...

Hello again from J-List. This time, I've made the hop from Japan to San Diego and am enjoying the beautiful ...

The Japanese government has rolled out a new logo and slogan designed to encourage more tourists to come and experience, ...

One thing I like about running J-List is being able to help people be closer to Japan. One of my ...

I'm always happy to offer random advice about what to see when planning a trip to Japan. While the Kansai ...

I've written before about how Japan isn't a very patriotic place, and lacks some of the basic concepts of national ...

The General Motors of Japan, meaning the company that's come to represent the recession more than any other, is Japan ...

Being an American in Japan has been a good opportunity to learn more about...England. Yes, Japan has always had a ...

Yes, I am finally getting around to posting my pictures from my trip to frozen (well, slightly cool) northern Japan. ...

My son and I are safely back home after our great adventure in northern Japan. On Saturday we did more ...

My son and I are enjoying our trip to northern Japan. We had fun exploring Aomori, visiting the windswept beauty ...

Right now my wife and daughter are down in Kyoto, visiting a friend on the Sea of Japan side the ...

In the summer the Japanese love matsuri, or festivals, which are a fun time to wear traditional clothes and carry ...