There was one place I had always wanted to visit: Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture. As one of the travel destinations in Japan, Natchikatsuura name is not as popular as its spot Nachi Taisha Shrine. Local are more familiar with Nachi Taisha Shrine or Nachi Falls rather than Nachikatsuura. I didn’t know where Nachikatsuura was before finding …
When is the busiest time to travel to Japan? There has never been a busier time than Golden Week. If you think cherry blossom and autumn foliage seasons are the most crowded time in Japan, you have yet seen the worst. A combination of tourists travelling into Japan and Japanese, it is called the Golden …
It’s finally wisteria season. Our most favourite wisteria spot is Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi prefecture, located outskirt of Tokyo. Ashikaga Flower Park early spring always holds Fuji no Hana festival. Fuji no Hana literally means wisteria flower in Japanese. There are several spots in Tokyo for wisteria viewing. Neither of those spots can match the …
Let’s admit it there isn’t busiest time in Japan than early spring when all cherry blossoms are blooming. No other place is more crowded than Tokyo within this season. Travellers from all around the world visit the capital of Japan with one thing in mind: sakura viewing. After several springs passed, we tend to avoid the …
Cherry blossom (sakura) viewing is known as hanami in Japanese. It’s the most awaited season of the year, a time when everyone get together with family, friends or colleagues under the blooming cherry blossom tree. After experiencing four springs in Tokyo, we decided to take hanami to the next level. Rowing a boat on Chidorigafuchi …
Where is the best place for a day trip from Tokyo? That was the question from my readers recently. Many have been to Japan for more than once. Thanks to the depreciating yen and JR pass ticket going around Japan has become more and more affordable this past five years. When you have been to …
