Japanese Spicy Citrus Condiment, better than Wasabi? | Yuzu Kosho
This Japanese condiment, spicy-salty citrus is still unknown to many will change the way you enjoy your food forever. Yuzukosho (柚子胡椒) is by far my favorite Japanese condiment …
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Inside Japan’s Mt. Fuji Operation
Mt. Fuji’s summit sits at 3,776 meters. There’s no highway up — just volcanic gravel and specialized tracked vehicles. So how does Japan keep it running?
$11,500 for a Box of Yamagata Cherries? ー Here’s Why
How can a box of Japanese cherries sell for $11,500? We follow Yamagata’s luxury cherries from orchard to auction—then through picking, tasting, grading, packing, and the generations of work behind them. Japan grows dozens of cherry varieties, led by the famous Sato Nishiki. In the Higashine
Ultimate Tokyo Marathon Experience, Overview & Recovery
Through the pain, cramps, crowds, weather, and emotion of the Tokyo Marathon — and what happened afterward, when Japan helped put me back together again.
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Can Tourists Use Childcare in Japan?
Could tourists really leave their child at a daycare in Tokyo and enjoy a few hours alone? We checked our son into ANO-NE Kids Club, Yurakucho (Ginza) to find out — and it changed the way we think about family travel in Japan. While there, we went on a date to
Most People Travel Japan the Hard Way
Reducing luggage reduces stress and makes more adventure! Try sending luggage to the next hotel or renting your clothes, with Anywear, Anywhere to travel smarter. WIth the Shinkansen with limited luggage space for oversized bags, it’s a good idea to plan your trip, smarter.
Mega-Shell Fireworks in Akita, Japan
We’ll travel from Tokyo to a the most important Foreworks Festival in Japan – Omagari, Akita for a family vacation to rhe countryside. Launching up mega-sized firework shells is the norm for this place, Omagari is known as Fireworks City! From Japan’s fastest Shinkansen train […]
99.9% of Tourists NEVER Visit This Mountain Village
Leaving Tokyo or Kyoto – the beaten path every tourist travels – for Japan’s LONG TRAILS is one amazing adventure! Hiking from one hidden mountain village to another, many lost in time – mountain huts, ryokan, Japanese Inns with amazing cuisine and hot spring, onsen […]
THIS on Japanese Rice is IRRESISTIBLE
A plain bowl of Japanese rice may seem boring at first, but when you have toppings, it’s like making a pizza! Rice is just a blank slate and Tsukudani is the flavor that elevates rice to the highest level. Tsukudani is simmered in soy sauce, […]
Nagasaki Bombing Story | Tour around the Hypocenter
What exactly happened after the bomb was dropped? Hiroshima came first. 3 days later, Nagasaki — a plutonium based atomic weapon dropped and detonated at 11:02 destroying Nagasaki and Urakami Valley is also the last atomic weapon used in war. I visited Nagasaki, toured the […]
Sending Postcards from Mt Fuji
Postcards were sent from the summit of Mt Fuji, 3776m up above the clouds! Here’s a look inside the post office, the trip up by bulldozer and the cards getting stamped 🙂 they were at the top and now they’re with you on the other […]
Tokyo’s Endangered Alley Bars | Shimbashi Snack Tour
Tokyo’s nightlife is full of options but this one in Shimbashi is endangered. Other neighborhoods like Shinjuku, Shibuya, Asakusa also have similar issues with their Showa era restaurants and bars. A “Sunakku” or Snack Bar is a Showa-era eating & drinking spot, often small and […]
Elevator Speed War | How Fast Can We Go?
What are the vertical limits of evelator travel, in super tall skyscrapers and beyond to outer space? The World’s Fastest Elevator was designed by Hitachi in Japan, going 1260 meters per minute (47 mph) up the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, 95 floors in 43 seconds! […]
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