Japan: The Sapporo Snow Festival
Sapporo Japan: Hokkaido’s amazing snow sculptures and other attractions of the Sapporo Snow Festival. Food, activities and more at the festival.
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Tokyo on a Budget
An Expensive city on the cheap By Ryan McDonald Although Tokyo is always somewhere in the top three most expensive cities, it can be seen on the cheap. Some of the most interesting places to stay in Tokyo are, coincidentally, the least expensive. You can easily spend a week in…
Hokkaido: Crystal Clear Lakes and Smoldering Volcanoes
Hokkaido, Japan: The author describes a somewhat rowdy road trip to Hokkaido Japan.
Ise: Japan’s Holiest Shrine
By Ryan Cole Once long ago there was a Shinto god and goddess, Izanagi and Izanami. They were bored. There was nothing around. So they did what any self-respecting nature deities would do in their situation; they made love, and lots of it. The sex was voracious, lasted days, weeks,…
Bicyling the Kibi Plain in Japan
Japan: Rick and Chris Millikan describe their bike trip on the Kibi Plain in Japan on sturdy one-speed Japanese bicycles.
Kyoto, Japan: A Mixture of Ancient and Modern
A guide Kyoto, Japan: Where to stay, where to eat, useful websites and not to miss attractions, on GoNOMAD.com
The Fascinating Geisha District of Gion
The author takes a tour of the geisha district in Tokyo and explores the world of geisha including their expensive kimonos, how much they earn etc.
Teach English in Japan with JET
Teach English in Japan: The JET program, and a guide to the pitfalls and what you need to know to get a TEFL certificate and set out to live in another country teaching English.
Shikoku Island, Japan Destination Guide
Shikoku Island in Japan: destination guide. The island off the coast of Northern Japan offers an 88 temple hike and a phallus museum, and its own noodles.