Lake Kawaguchiko
Lake Kawaguchiko is one of the Fuji Five Lakes that offer stunning views of Mount Fuji with the convenience of...
Month: July 2019
Lake Saiko
As one of the Fuji 5 Lakes, Lake Saiko gives stunning views of Mount Fuji but without all the tourist...
Toyama Black Ramen
Toyama has a special pepper taste Ramen called Toyama Black, which is a Ramen "When Japan" particularly likes. Click here...
Toyama City
Toyama City is about 2.5 hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen. Mostly destroyed by fire bombing during the Second World War,...
Snow Valley
ToyamaSnow ValleyMount TateyamaKurobe DamMatsumoto Castle The Yuki-Tani (Snow Valley) is a man-made valley dug out of the snow along part...
Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle is one of 12 original castles in Japan that hasn't been burnt down and rebuild in the last...
Trout fishing in Shiohama
Overall rating: See bottom of post for details. Across the river from the main hotels is a small restaurant that...
Shiobara Hot Springs
Shiobara is a Hot Spring area in the mountains of Tochigi, north of Tokyo. It is not as well known...
Kaiseki – Japanese Fine Dining
When you stay at a fairly decent hotel in the countryside, or at a more local "Ryokan" (Japanese style traditional...
Horse Sashimi
Did you know the Japanese eat raw horse meat Sashimi? It is not a common dish and there are few...