I’m a very slow eater, so there was no question I was going to...
Japan
There’s plenty to see in Japan whether it’s your first trip or 10th. But...
Japan set a goal of 20 million foreign visitors by 2020, when Tokyo will...
It’s little more than a footpath, through woods, along the rushing Kiso River, past...
It’s been seven years since Japan’s largest earthquake struck off the coast of the...
I haven’t been to all of Japan’s 25 UNESCO World Heritage sites, but they’re...
Hakone is my favorite overnight trip outside Tokyo, but it’s also a great destination...
The Japanese tea ceremony might seem like a simple thing, but as with most...
Ise-Shima National Park is home to Japan’s most famous Shinto shrine, making it a...
Every first-timer to Japan should see Tokyo and Kyoto, but there’s so much more...
Karuizawa, nestled in wooded hills only an hour’s ride away from Tokyo, has a...
Thanks to the Internet, I keep finding magazine and newspaper articles I wrote before...
A couple of months ago I was in Tokyo and had the opportunity to...
Because Japan’s crime rate is very low compared to most other countries, the police...
My first morning in Japan took place more than three decades ago, but I...
I don’t even want to think about how many hotel rooms I’ve stayed in...
More than a quarter of a century ago, it used to be a long...
There are lots of countries that celebrate spring, but I’ve never been in a...
Japan has long been a mecca for Australians wishing to ski in summer (which...
It’s no secret that there’s a long-standing rivalry between Osaka and Tokyo. In fact,...
Hokkaido is Japan’s second-largest island and takes up about 22% of the country’s landmass....
Tokyo’s working climate has changed dramatically since Debbie Howard came to Japan in 1985...
Japan is gearing up for the debut of a new bullet train in the...
I didn’t know how lucky I was to get an apartment for practically nothing...
Before I became absorbed with the relentlessly hard work of researching and writing guide...
