Japan

Hakone Day Trip Itinerary from Tokyo

Hakone Free Pass to view Mt. Fuji and an Onsen can both be accomplished in a day trip from Tokyo but it is a full day!  Let me give you a realistic timeline on how to fit both in a one day.  I did it and so can you!  The timetable below is based on […]

20 Things to Do in Tokyo

Here are my top 20 Things to do in Tokyo ranked in order with #1 being my favorite! 1. Visit teamLab Planet teamLab Plant is a Digital Art Museum.  This was my favorite thing that I did in Tokyo as I had never seen anything quite like it.  It contains several different rooms with each […]

Kyoto One Day Itinerary

1 day itinerary for Kyoto Let me start by saying that I totally regret my decision to stay in Kyoto for only 1 day.  If I could go back in time, I would have given myself 3 days.  Some people I met had stayed for 5 days and found plenty of things to do.  But […]

One Day Itinerary in Nara

Nara is all about two things: Deer and Shrines and in that order.  The deer have over run not only Nara Park but the surrounding area.   Both can easily be seen in a day trip from Osaka or Kyoto as it is located about an hour from either city.  You can use the JR […]

7 Foods to Try in Osaka

Osaka is known as “The Nation’s Kitchen”.  Osaka is a major metropolitan city in Japan with a population of around 2.3 million .  Some consider it to be a smaller version of Tokyo.  Osaka is best known as a food city where people are willing to “eat themselves poor”.  As my tour guide said,  you […]