• A Weekend in Yakushima, Part 2

    The next morning, water was teeming from the grey cotton balls above. We pulled our rain jackets on and headed to the bus stop to catch a ride to Shiratani Unsuikyo. Located 800…

    March 30, 2017

  • A Weekend in Yakushima, Part 1

    I watched the many peaks of Yakushima expand in stop motion as our Jetfoil powered towards the island. The high-speed ferry is the quickest and most expensive way to get there…

    March 27, 2017

  • The “Little Kyoto” of Kumamoto

    This article is available offline on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted directions to all the attractions featured. “Please visit Miyazaki again,” a sign reads at the entrance to the…

    February 22, 2017

  • A Quick Guide to Yufuin Onsen Town

    This article is available offline on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. In Japan, you’d be hard-pressed to find a city or town…

    November 21, 2016

  • A Quick Guide to Osaka’s Korea Town

    This article is available offline on GPSmyCity . Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. As we stepped out of the train station and into…

    June 19, 2016

  • A Quick Guide to Osaka’s Hipster Town

    This article is available on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to the all the attractions featured. There is no Japanese word for ‘hipster’, which, ironically, is about as…

    May 17, 2016

  • A Quick Guide to Tokyo’s Book Town

    The ever-so distinctive smell of old books is a Floo powder that transports me to my childhood: the water heater in primary school that I spent most winter mornings propped up…

    October 19, 2015
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