8 Things To Do in Rustic Akita, Japan’s “True North”
Far, far away from the bright neon lights of Japan’s big cities, discover a simple and pure Japanese way of life in Akita, deep in Japan’s northern reaches...
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Far, far away from the bright neon lights of Japan’s big cities, discover a simple and pure Japanese way of life in Akita, deep in Japan’s northern reaches...
We talk to Sanae Kinase, Teshikaga's Sustainability Co-ordinator, about her own personal experience in the vast and relatively unexplored region of Eastern Hokkaido and how her small town has become one of the leading examples of a sustainable tourist destination.
Head to Noboribetsu in Hokkaido for the best bath of your life, a 100% natural river foot bath in a forest, and (if you’re brave enough!) some close encounters of the demonic kind...
With the news that Japan will reopen its borders to tourists fresh off the press, it feels like a good time to take stock of all that has happened in Japan ski resorts since the pandemic began, and what lies in store for those who are lucky enough to make it over this winter!
Japan keeps extending its highly developed train connections and invests in new trains. Passengers can now safely travel on a bullet train during earthquakes, and there are currently tests underway of even faster bullet trains ALFA-X as well as driverless bullet trains! Take a look at four new exciting routes and what we can do around them starting with the newest one set to open next autumn...
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