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Cycling around Lake Kawaguchiko

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… Continue reading Cycling around Lake Kawaguchiko

Published November 19, 2019
Categorized as Activities, Destinations

A boat trip to Gunkanjima, the James Bond island

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 had booked the trip via the Gunkanjima Concierge website, one of several operators of sightseeing tours to the island. I was aware that… Continue reading A boat trip to Gunkanjima, the James Bond island

Published October 27, 2019
Categorized as Activities, Destinations

Robot Restaurant, typically Tokyo?

Update: Robot Restaurant closed in 2021. 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… Continue reading Robot Restaurant, typically Tokyo?

Published October 21, 2019
Categorized as Activities Tagged entertainment

How to go to a baseball game in Japan

Want to go see a baseball match in Japan? We tell you how.

Published July 6, 2018
Categorized as Activities, Sports and games

Walking in Japan – download walking guides for Tokyo, Kyoto and more

Wandelen in Japan

Walking in Japan? Download free walking guides with routes and explanations of all the sights in Tokyo, Kyoto and more.

Published April 17, 2017
Categorized as Activities, Tips Tagged Download, Wandelen, Wandeling

Catch your own squid at the market in Hakodate

Vang en eet je eigen inktvis, Hakodate Morning Market

Catch your own breakfast sashimi at the morning market in Hakodate, Japan.

Published April 15, 2017
Categorized as Activities, Destinations, Food, Video Tagged Hakodate, Hokkaido, sashimi

Tasting sake in the sake and rice museum in Niigata

Ponshukan sake proeven Niigata

At the Echigo-Yuzawa train station in Niigata prefecture you can taste sake varieties from sake vending machines.

Published April 3, 2017
Categorized as Activities, Food Tagged Museum, Niigata prefecture, Sake

Samurai films are wrong, a lesson in Aikido

Rachel & Jun

Aikido sensei Ken Kobayashi shows jvloggers Rachel and Jun that samurai in movies don’t sword fight the right way.

Published March 25, 2017
Categorized as Activities, Sports and games Tagged Aikido, Jvloggers, Samurai

Night Factory Cruise: a trip through the harbours of Yokohama

Yokohama Night Factory Cruise

Take a boat cruise along the factories in the harbours of Yokohama and Kawasaki.

Published March 23, 2017
Categorized as Activities Tagged Boat, Cruise, Industrial, yokohama

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