2015 Apr 6th ´
Top 9 Cherry Blossom Spots in Tohoku and Hokkaido
It’s cherry blossom season in Japan right now. But don’t panic if you missed it. You’ve still got a chance to catch the cherry blossoms in (...)
2014 Jun 8th ´
Have You Seen The Top 3 Views in Japan Yet?
People often ask me about places in Japan that one needs to visit no matter what. There is no easy answer to that. First-time visitors prefer (...)
2013 Feb 2nd ´
I managed to visit three sites in Hiraizumi in only one day: Takkoku no Iwaya, Chusonji and Motsuji Temples. There was a bit of rushing involved, (...)
2013 Jan 30th ´
After visiting the Morioka Castle Site Park in the morning I went to Hiraizumi in the early afternoon to see some of the great temples there. (...)
2013 Jan 24th ´
After exploring the Morioka Castle Site Park in the morning I rushed to Hiraizumi (平泉). Both destinations are in Iwate Prefecture and are connected by local (...)
2012 Dec 11th ´
After the typhoon hit almost all of Japan the weather never got better and more than half of my vacation it had pretty bad weather. Luckily (...)
2012 Nov 8th ´
After visiting Aomori City in the morning and then the Hirosaki Castle Park in the early afternoon my last stop of the day was the Hirosaki (...)
2012 Oct 29th ´
After visiting Aomori City in the morning, I went to Hirosaki City to visit the Hirosaki Castle Park for the rest of the day. And so (...)
2012 Oct 23rd ´
After getting soaked on the Shimokita Peninsula I was off to Aomori City where I only intended to stay one night in a hotel. In the (...)
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