The Red Brick warehouses are an important Yokohama landmark, a popular meeting place and a favourite tourist attraction. Have you been there? If not, try going there this season when the brightly lit Yokohama Bay area will make you feel special.
ArchitectureShoppingKanagawa
Alyson
December 1, 2016
Ryugashi-Do is an hour’s bus ride from Hamamatsu. It was opened to the public in 1983, after explorers widened the cracks in the limestone to allow access and cleared away rubble. The length of the cave is about 1000 metres but only around 400 metres are developed and accessible to tourists. The stalagmites and stalactites at Ryugashido have been given whimsical names and are artfully lit so they appear resemble real things.
SceneryTravel GuideShizuoka
Alyson
September 4, 2016
Red and pink poppies swayed gently in the breeze for as far as I could see. The bright crimson against the brilliant green stems and leaves were a stunning sight. This alone made the visit worthwhile.
NatureTokyo
Alyson
June 22, 2016
There are several reasons to visit the town of Inuyama in Aichi prefecture: the castle designated as the National Treasure, the Urakuen with its National Treasure teahouse and the nearby museum or theme parks like Meiji Mura and Little World. But for me the best reason to visit Inuyama, is to witness the Ukai fishing, a traditional fishing method using cormorants that apparently dates back some 1300 years.
ScenerySportsAichi
Alyson
May 30, 2016
The botanical garden at Hamamatsu is primarily for flowers and plant-viewing, but the garden management authorities have endeavoured to recreate the gardens into a haven for visitors with some quirky plant-displays, a play area, entertainment and restaurants — all designed to appeal to families and groups. This makes it an interesting day out for people of all ages.
NatureParksShizuoka
Alyson
May 28, 2016
When Japan opened up to America and Europe after the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854, Yokohama became a gateway for the introduction of new technologies and Western culture. Items such as ice cream, games such as tennis, and expertise in areas such photography all made their first appearance in Yokohama.
Travel GuideKanagawa
Alyson
May 2, 2016
For an insightful look at the opening of the port of Yokohama to foreign trade and the beginning of the city’s development you need to look no further than the Yokohama Archives of History.
ArchitectureMuseumSceneryTravel GuideKanagawa
Alyson
April 8, 2016
We visited the old Japanese town, east of Narita, where many of the merchant buildings and warehouses have been preserved as they were during the Edo period some 100 or 200 years ago. Wooden shops with decorated tiled roofs and storehouses lined with earthen walls to protect goods from fires border the streets.
CultureFestivalsSightseeingChiba
Alyson
January 6, 2016
Shosenkyo Gorge near Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture must be one of the most spectacular leaf viewing spots in Japan.
NatureSceneryYamanashi
Alyson
December 1, 2015
“Hakone Sekisho, known for its strictness, was primarily responsible for keeping women from escaping from Edo.” This phrase appears in the brochure you are given when buying a ticket for Hakone Sekisho, a restored checkpoint of the old Edo highway, which ran between Tokyo and Kyoto.
ArchitectureCultureHeritageKanagawa
Alyson
November 25, 2015
A place to escape the heat of the city or a chance to walk through some pleasant scenery, the Kawazu Seven Waterfalls makes a memorable trip. Although a distance from Tokyo they are an easy side trip during a stay on the Izu Peninsula.
NatureOnsenSceneryShizuoka
Alyson
November 13, 2015
Just a ten-minute ferry ride from Yokosuka is Sarushima Island – billed as the only natural island in Tokyo Bay. The ferry leaves once an hour from Mikasa Pier near the US Yokosuka Navel Base, approximately a kilometre from the JR Yokosuka station.
HeritageIslandsKanagawa
Alyson
November 11, 2015
The Bluff area is one of the few places in Yokohama where some older buildings survive, and it is a popular walking spot for both locals and visitors out for a stroll on weekends and holidays.
SightseeingKanagawa
Alyson
September 9, 2015
Mitsui Outlet Park at Yokohama Bayside offers brand name shopping in a fun environment and fabulous location on the quayside of a large marina.
SceneryShoppingKanagawa
Alyson
August 26, 2015
The Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum is a must for rainy days, inquisitive children and parents that have never grown up. Most of the exhibits are carefully explained in Japanese and English, and almost all are interactive in some way.
ArchitectureMuseumKanagawa
Alyson
August 22, 2015
We took a two-hour bear-watching cruise along the Shiretoko coast in the sea of Okhotsk, from the small fishing port of Utoro.
AnimalsSceneryHokkaido
Alyson
July 31, 2015
We took a whale-watching cruise from the small fishing town of Rasau on the eastern side of the Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Hokkaido. Several companies run boat trips from here, varying in length, and each with a slightly different focus.
AnimalsHokkaido
Alyson
July 24, 2015
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