• A Quick Guide to Kyoto’s Sake District

    The Fushimi area in southern Kyoto is one of Japan’s major sake production sites. Located at the junction of the Uji, Katsura, and Kamo Rivers, it’s blessed with high-quality springs…

    January 23, 2024

  • 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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