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 …
Category / ONLY in JAPAN
Documentary episodes from every corner of Japan
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.
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, […]
Surviving an Extreme Japanese Winter Festival | Urasa Pushing Matsuri
This 1200 year old Japanese Winter tradition ⛩️ in the mounatin snow is one of the country’s most famous! Also known as the Urasa Pushing Festival. Winter in Japan can be brutally cold, snow piles up fast in Urasa, Niigata. Residents participate in one of […]
Japan’s Clothing Rental Travel Service means No Packing, No Suitcase
Japan’ has 3 million tourists a year brining in a lot of suitcases so Japan Airlines and Sumitomo created a Rental Clothing service for tourists. Yes, you can leave your clothes at home, leave your big suitcase at home and have your clothes sent to your hotel in Japan. It seemed like an interesting concept to me so I decided to try it out – Anywear, Anywhere – on a trip to Hokkaido.
How Japanese Square Watermelons are Made and Eaten
Japanese Square Watermelons are rare and special, only 200-400 are successfully grown every year. Many farmers have failure rates as high as 90% so these watermelons are rare. The history goes back to …
How Japan Cleans a 1300 Year Old Treasure | Inside Todaiji Temple (Nara)
Every year the massive Daibutsu statue at Todaiji in Nara gets a cleaning on August 7th. 200 people from different occupations and skills come together to clean the inside of the Great Hall that includes the 15m / 50 foot high statue. The cleaning event […]
Shinjuku Restaurant Tour Experience | Sushi, Wagyu, Tempura & More
Eating out in Tokyo is an adventure, especially in Shinjuku – Tokyo’s busiest area with over 3.5M people going through Shinjuku Station daily! There are over 1500 restaurants around the station serving food like Sushi, Wagyu Beef, Yakiniku & Shabushabu, Tempura, Yakitori, Ramen and with so many options, it can be very hard to pick a good one, especially if you don’t speak Japanese.
99.9% of Tourists NEVER visit here | Extreme East Hokkaido Experience
Japan’s last remote frontier is East Hokkaido is where less than 0.1% of tourists will ever visit. It’s between Kushiro and Nemuro north to Rausu and Shiretoko National Park. Basically zero international tourists come – but we did! So – what’s out here? Wild animals …
How the World’s Oldest Hotel Survived 1300 Years
Keiunkan is the World’s Oldest Hotel, the 2nd oldest business and their secret to surviving so long boils down to a simple explanation – but of course it’s more complicated than that. This story will give you
Snow Aged Wagyu Beef of Niigata
Snow-aged Wagyu Beef is known for being the most tender in Japan, becoming valuable overseas but is it really good? I went to Niigata’s Yukimuro Snow Cellars to check out the Snow-aging in person and try it at a Tokyo Restaurant.