One month and a half in Japan is enough to have a sense of the culture, food, landscapes and in general to feel a tiny bit more like a...

Welcome to the future of bathroom tech! Japanese toilets have turned the ordinary into extraordinary, making the daily bathroom visit a...

We've been 10 days exploring Kyushu and Yakushima and we have loved it! It has reminded us of Hokkaido in terms of nature and being less...

Yakushima has been one of our highlights in Japan! In many things it is similar to Hokkaido (see this post for best things in Hokkaido),...

Beppu is a super popular destination for Japanese people for a very good reason it's home to many natural hot springs of all possible...

The last stop in Shikoku island before heading to Kyushu is Matsuyama, famous for the oldest Onsen in Japan with more than 3000 years of...

Takamatsu is the first town you find from Shikoku island coming from Kyoto, but it’s quite a ride with the Shinkansen from Kanazawa. We...

Following the sun and hot temperatures we’re going south of Japan and currently are at Shikoku, one of the big islands of the south....

The Shinkansen train of Japan is worldwide known. It's one of the best trains in the world. It's extremely fast and extremely punctual...

The first time participating at a private tea ceremony is something special! For us it was in Kanazawa, which is a region of the Japanese...

The autumn colors are all around the Japanese alps since it’s colder than in Kyoto. It was great to spend 3 days itinerary at the...

We’ve spent 9 nights in Kyoto and surroundings since this area is famous for Japanese maple trees getting red by this time of the year....

A day trip to Himeji castle and Koko-en garden is worth it since it's the biggest and most famous castle of Japan and it's just 50...

Nara has some of the most famous temples in Japan, including the seven Great temples, with one of the biggest Buddha statues you can find...

We've been very lucky with the good and sunny weather during our trip but the day that it was raining we took the chance to visit the...

For tea lovers like us, Uji should be a must! It's where the famous matcha originated. Everywhere you go in this small city close to...

Learning Japanese via Duolingo and a little bit of italki for the 6 weeks in Japan has been already worth it. Locals appreciate it a lot...

Not far away from Nagano you can reach Matsumoto, which is home to the famous Matsumoto castle. The castle is one of the grandest castles...

Our first taste of the Japanese alps was in Nagano prefecture. It’s a bit more than 1h from Tokyo with the Shinkansen and you’re already...

Mount Fuji 🗻 is a really picturesque mountain that is the most famous mountain of Japan for a reason! It's not so common that you can...