Looking for the opportunity to give your stuffed animal a needed break from all the playtime with you? How about a trip to Japan. Unagi Travel will show your favorite stuffed animal the sights of Japan! Really ! Here is their website: http://unagi-travel.net/
Looking for an unusual travel adventure? Check out the Henn na Hotel (also known as the robot hotel) in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. The Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki Prefecture opened a new hotel with a difference. The Henn na Hotel, which translated means Weird Hotel, opened for business this summer (July 2015) and […]
Street food is a staple of Japanese life. Frequently sold from “yatai” which are small, mobile food stalls, yatai became popular and widespread in the Meiji period (1868-1912) and were two-wheeled pushcarts constructed of wood. These mobile stalls offer yaki imo, ramen, oden, takoyaki, and other delights. Office workers can be seen enjoying these street side food […]
Looking for a uniquely Japanese experience? How about checking out a capsule hotel for a night. A stay at a capsule hotel is an opportunity to see and experience another side of Japan, beyond the standard travel fare of visits to shrines, temples, castles, and shopping tours. A look at Wikipedia and you find that the first […]
When visiting Kyoto one of the popular things to do is stroll through the streets of the Gion to enjoy the sight of the traditional wooden buildings and watch geisha and maiko making their way to work for the evening. The Gion district was originally developed in the middle ages as a town to accommodate […]
Japan has some of the most luxurious sleeper trains in the world … if not the most luxurious in the world. These trains are the perfect way to see and enjoy the beauty of the Japan countryside … if you are ready to pay a premium price for a ticket. Japan’s ultra luxury sleeper trains […]
If you are in Kyoto during the month of July you have the opportunity to experience one of Japan’s most famous festivals. Believed to have its origins over 1,100 years ago when floats were made and paraded in the town to appease the deity of plague and illnesses, the Gion Matsuri (festival) takes place over […]