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Exploring the beautiful Senzoku Pond at Ota’s Senzokuike Park
Park / Tokyo / Travel

Exploring the beautiful Senzoku Pond at Ota’s Senzokuike Park

Posted on: May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

“The perfect park is a rare thing, you can spend your whole life looking for it, and it wouldn’t be a wasted life” – Last Samurai probably?

Taking the Camellia Line ferry from Fukuoka to Busan!
Fukuoka / Travel

Taking the Camellia Line ferry from Fukuoka to Busan!

Posted on: May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

The Camellia Line is one of many ferries that provide transportation between Japan and Korea. Here’s how my Fukuoka to Busan trip went down!

Osaka Expo 2025 – where culture, technology, and lifestyle unite
Culture / Food / Osaka / Technology / Travel

Osaka Expo 2025 – where culture, technology, and lifestyle unite

Posted on: May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

Here at the Osaka Expo, the world gathers to showcase the latest lifestyle, tech, and cultural trends of their home country.

Exploring the streets of Fukuoka, the northern shore of Kyushu
Food / Fukuoka / Shopping

Exploring the streets of Fukuoka, the northern shore of Kyushu

Posted on: May 3, 2025May 3, 2025

Fukuoka is known for its beautiful coastal scenery, yatai food stands, and ferries to Korea. Here’s what to expect with Fukuoka’s street life.

Hotel Hakata Place provides a lovely stay by the Sea of Japan
Accommodation / Fukuoka / Travel

Hotel Hakata Place provides a lovely stay by the Sea of Japan

Posted on: May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

A short walk from Hakata Shinkansen Station, Hotel Hakata Place on Fukuoka’s coast provides a pleasant stay before your boat to Busan!

These gourmet ekiben will make your bullet train trip luxurious!
Food / Kyoto / Shinkansen / Travel

These gourmet ekiben will make your bullet train trip luxurious!

Posted on: May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

I’ve written about ekiben or “train station lunch packs” before, but had to do a piece on these luxurious gourmet ekiben from Kyoto Station!

Exploring the beautiful Hakata Port Tower in Fukuoka
Fukuoka / Kyushu

Exploring the beautiful Hakata Port Tower in Fukuoka

Posted on: April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Looking out to the Sea of Japan from Fukuoka prefecture is the iconic Hakata Port Tower, a potent symbol of Hakata Bay.

This Anytime Fitness in Yamahana Sapporo has a unique charm!
Hokkaido / Sapporo / Sports and Fitness

This Anytime Fitness in Yamahana Sapporo has a unique charm!

Posted on: April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

For Anytime Fitness members, nothing is more joyous than seeing the big purple logo in an unknown land, but this branch is particularly nice.

Hanami 2025 – the best places in Kyoto for cherry blossom viewing
Cherry Blossom / Kyoto / Sakura / Spring

Hanami 2025 – the best places in Kyoto for cherry blossom viewing

Posted on: April 12, 2025April 12, 2025

Sakura season is upon us, and Japan is now enjoying the festivities of Hanami – a long-standing tradition of cherry blossom viewing!

The first cherry blossoms have arrived in Kyoto!
Cherry Blossom / Kyoto / Sakura

The first cherry blossoms have arrived in Kyoto!

Posted on: April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

The 2025 sakura season in Japan has arrived, and Kyoto’s wonderful cherry blossoms are blooming all over the prefecture!

Exploring Japan on bicycle is the best way to appreciate its beauty
Bicycle / Shimanami Kaido / Sports and Fitness / Travel

Exploring Japan on bicycle is the best way to appreciate its beauty

Posted on: March 29, 2025March 29, 2025

Japan’s bicycle culture is really one of the most sophisticated in the world with about half the population cycling as a means of commuting.

Bowling in Japan – visiting Lapyuta Bowl in Uji, Kyoto
Kyoto / Sports and Fitness / Uji

Bowling in Japan – visiting Lapyuta Bowl in Uji, Kyoto

Posted on: March 16, 2025March 16, 2025

It was my first time bowling in Japan, and in Kyoto no less. It was quite surreal being the only foreigners here at Lapyuta Bowl.

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