Tokyo First things first, after a couple of days fighting with the amcharts API, I finally got my Travel Map ready. Having a map where I could display...
Nikko Nikko, situated about 2.5h from Tokyo, is another good alternative for a weekend trip from the capital. One of the main points to go to come...
Shirakawa-go, Matsumoto and Hakone I got back in Japan after my week in Shanghai and I got some friends travelling around so we decided to do a small road trip to Shirakawa-go. It...
Mount Fuji Since I moved to Japan I had on mind to visit the Mount Fuji. I was already able to get a good view of it when I visited Fujikawaguchiko but now...
Kamakura Kamakura is one of the most popular day trips from Tokyo as it can be reached in one hour and a half by train. If you go to Tokyo for a few days...
Nokogiriyama Depending on which part of Tokyo you are, a trip to Nokogiriyama may take us 2-3h by train as it’s situated in the Bōsō Peninsula so it’s kind of...
Fujikawaguchiko After living in Japan for some months it was already time to see the Fuji with our own eyes. We went to Fujikawaguchiko which, besides...
Yokohama Located just one hour from Tokyo, Yokohama can be a interesting day trip in our Tokyo vacations. I visited it a couple of times and I got the...
Gion Matsuri The Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) is one of the most famous festivals in Japan so we had to pay Kyoto with another visit. This annual festival has different...
Kyoto Kyoto is a mandatory visit if you come to Japan, period. Kyoto is famous by its hundreds and hundreds of shrines and temples (around 1600 temples...
Himeji Himeji is situaded just one hour and a half from Osaka by train which makes it an obligated visit. The main attraction is undoubtedly the Himeji...
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route After a long night bus from Osaka we got to Tateyama where we would start our weekend surronded by snow mountains. We wanted to do the Tateyama...
Nara Nara is one of the best day trips you can do from Osaka and it takes less than an hour with public transport. One of the main reasons to visit...
Osaka I left my beloved Taiwan and I moved to Japan, more concretely to Osaka. When talking about Japan normally Tokyo get all the attention, however...
