Rent a bike and cycle around Lake Kawaguchiko, in the shadow of Mt Fuji. I’m the kind of traveller that plans their trips meticulously. The planning and looking forward to those plans is a part of the enjoyment. I don’t want to waste any time deciding what to do every day. But I have no […]
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A boat trip to Gunkanjima, the James Bond island
(23 september 2019) It is currently not possible to land on Gunkanjima until further notice due to typhoon related damage to the port. Back in 2015, on one of my first trips to Japan, I tried to go to Gunkanjima, the “James Bond” island off the coast of Nagasaki. I was staying in Fukuoka and […]
Robot Restaurant, typically Tokyo?
Robot Restaurant is listed in most “Top 10 things to do in Tokyo” articles and videos you can find. It is a very popular attraction and often described as a kind of “only in Japan” experience. Typically Japanese. Is it really though? Well, brace yourselves, because here’s what I think: Robot Restaurant sucks. It is, […]
How to go to a baseball game in Japan
Want to go see a baseball match in Japan? We tell you how.
Walking in Japan – download walking guides for Tokyo, Kyoto and more
Walking in Japan? Download free walking guides with routes and explanations of all the sights in Tokyo, Kyoto and more.
Catch your own squid at the market in Hakodate
Catch your own breakfast sashimi at the morning market in Hakodate, Japan.
Tasting sake in the sake and rice museum in Niigata
At the Echigo-Yuzawa train station in Niigata prefecture oyu can taste sake varieties from sake vending machines.
Samurai films are wrong, a lesson in Aikido
Aikido sensei Ken Kobayashi shows jvloggers Rachel and Jun that samurai in movies don’t sword fight the right way.
Night Factory Cruise: a trip through the harbours of Yokohama
Take a boat cruise along the factories in the harbours of Yokohama and Kawasaki.