Otaru is only 40-minute away by train from Sapporo (it might be faster if it wasn’t heavy snow). Otaru Canal is one of the most famous tourists attraction in Hokkaido. Once we arrived we easily understood why the canal attracting many visitors. With snow carpet by its sides, Victorian style street lamps and mountain view …
I’ve always wanted to visit Hokkaido since moving to Japan. From one reason to another our plan to visit Hokkaido always on hold. Until it finally reached to the winter festival. The winter festival is one of many reasons to visit Sapporo, Hokkaido’s popular city. Snow festival is the most famous event in Hokkaido where …
Japanese macaques live mostly in northern part of Japan where temperature is below freezing in winter. These macaques are known as snow monkeys. It’s often featured as one of Japan tourist attractions in winter. Jigokudani snow monkey Valley is one’s of Japan unique attraction from December to early March. By location, Nagano is not far …
Around 32,000 kochia scoparia turn to red in autumn, forming a breathtaking red carpet under the blue sky. Most people know Hitachi Seaside Park for Nemophila blue or baby blue eyes in spring but autumn in the park is equally beautiful. Because there are not many people know about kochia scoparia, the park is …
Planning your trip to Tokyo Japan can be overwhelming. There are so many things to see, food to try and “kawai” cute things to buy, yet so little time in hand. Planning a trip to Tokyo must be carefully done. If you are not careful enough, you can lose money. One common mistake that …
Squid is one of dishes we can’t live without in Japan. When it comes to street food, there’ll always be grill squids with soy sauce. When we first saw squid cracker shop in Kamakura, we immediately wanted to try it. We could not find any squid cracker in Tokyo by far, so without a second …