Purple Pen in Japan

Mt. Fuji in spring photo credit: investopedia Here are the questions I receive frequently on email. They are about travelling in Japa...

A pokemon school bus! credits:   www.nintendolife.com Japanese public transportation is not convenient. It is efficient, reliable a...

Replica of Imperial Hotel, Meiji Mura It was a holiday last Tuesday. It was Culture Day and it was very apt to visit a very "cultu...

Beer Museum in Sapporo, Hokkaido I finally get to join a Japanese day tour. I've been meaning to join a tour but didn't see ...

This is a guest post by Claire Lovesti, a travel nut who has been to 48 cities in 26 countries on 4 continents! Read more about her on ...

Tempozan Ferris Wheel, Osaka  For tourists who are pressed for time in Japan, I usually recommend the Kyoto-Nara-Osaka tour.  For ...

Kawachi Tunnel in Kitakyushu photo credits:  http://www.tourismontheedge.com/ I saw a comic strip a few months ago. I wish I've boo...

If you don't have a credit card to pay for flights online, you can use Wellnet. Wellnet is a Japanese online bills payment company. A...

hiking trail at Trinity Benedictine Monastery (Fujimi City, Nagano) This is a guest post from Anthony, an ALT  from Ibaraki Prefectu...

Peace Park, Hiroshima, Japan Two of the places I've visited last spring vacation were Hiroshima and Miyajima. Both places are in Ch...

Dusk at Nabana no Sato, Mie In spring, Japan's covered in flowers. In summer, fireworks are exploding everywhere. In autumn, burst...

This is a guest post from Caroline Secure Thoughts. She is originally from the US but is a long term expat and avid traveler. She has liv...

credit:  http://tokyodesu.com/ I visited a friend last week. She lives in Chiba, less than an hour away from Tokyo. There are lots ...

Side Note: I haven't blog for more than a week cause I did a Sheldon. (You know the guy from the Big Bang Theory.) I've been on the...

Wisteria Tunnel at Fuji Garden photo credit: http://inspired-tour.blogspot.jp/ No introductions needed on this post. Let's just...

Cherry Blossom Schedule 2015 credit: www.tenki.jp Japan is not Japan without its cherry blossoms or sakura. Although the cherry blosso...

sample of a Japanese tourist visa credits:  https://morefunwithems.wordpress.com/   For foreign residents in Japan who want to invit...

somewhere in Morioka, Iwate How much will I spend when I visit Japan?  I heard this question many times. I think people ask me ei...

Autumn afternoon at Lake Sanaru, Hamamatsu Side note first:  Lately, I haven't been writing regularly because my busyness is ki...

Nukumori no Mori, Hamamatsu Tucked away in the quiet town of Waji, Hamamatsu are the small lovely shops of Nukumori no Mori. Nukumori n...