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April 11, 2024 update
Enjoying Mt. Fuji, ocean and hot spring at the same time – 2-day trip of Izu-Toi Onsen and Shuzenji Onsen making use of Shinkansen
December 26, 2023 update
2023 Sapporo Snow Festival – Our visit the day before Part 1
We went to the Sapporo Snow Festival in 2022. Hotels were hard to find and expensive during the event, so we stayed…
December 26, 2023 update
Otaru Kourakuen – Journal of our stay Part 2
We stayed at Otaru Kourakuen in Otaru as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival. Located about 10 minutes…
December 26, 2023 update
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu – Journal of our stay Part 3
We stayed at Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu in Noboribetsu Onsen as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival…
March 8, 2016 update
1. From Sapporo to Furano – A Tour of the Magnificent Scenery in Furano, Tomamu, and Biei with Ping-ping. Private road trip in Hokkaido.
Starting out from New Chitose Airport, Ping-ping is about to set out on a trip to experience the magnificent s…..
August 12, 2016 update
2. From Tomamu’s Unkai (sea of clouds) to Furano and Biei – A Tour of the Magnificent Scenery in Furano, Tomamu, and Biei with Ping-ping. Private road trip in Hokkaido.
On the second day, I got on a gondola lift leaving at 4 a.m. to go to Tomamu’s Unkai Terrace and saw a s…..
July 5, 2016 update
1. From Fukuoka City to Ureshino Hot Spring (Onsen), Saga Prefecture – Private road trip in Kyushu
Start your trip to hot springs in Kyushu from Fukuoka Airport. Route 1 starts from some strolling in the city …..
July 5, 2016 update
2. From Ureshino Hot Spring (Onsen) to Nagasaki City and Unzen Hot Spring (Onsen), Nagasaki Prefecture – Private road trip in Kyushu
Route 2 takes you from Ureshino hot spring to Unzen/Shimabara hot spring in Nagasaki Prefecture. Go to the Wor…..
July 5, 2016 update
3. From Unzen Hot Spring (Onsen) to Kurokawa Hot Spring (Onsen), Kumamoto Prefecture, and Yufuin Hot Spring (Onsen), Oita Prefecture – Private road trip in Kyushu
Route 3 takes you from Unzen/Shimabara hot spring to Kurokawa hot spring in Kumamoto prefecture and Yufuin hot…..
July 5, 2016 update
4. From Yufuin Hot Spring (Onsen) to Beppu Hot Spring (Onsen), Oita Prefecture, and Fukuoka Airport – Private road trip in Kyushu
Route 4 is the route taking you back to Fukuoka Airport from Yufuin and Beppu hot spring resorts. Transportati…..
December 21, 2016 update
Winter-Only Experience! Watching drift Ice in East Hokkaido (Shiretoko, Utoro and Abashiri)
Abashiri, Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kitakobushi, Shiretoko (Utoro), Akan National Park, Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo…
October 15, 2014 update
Travel Column: Inubo Cape
By Julian Bohler, JapanTravel.com・Did you ever have an interest in Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? Well if you want to witness…
