I’d been thinking long and hard about getting Lasik for over a year now. It’s not that I absolutely hate wearing glasses, and actually a …

“Where are you from?” I used to think this a very harmless question with a simple answer. Yet, now it’s a question that I struggle …

If you’re planning a visit to Japan, a trip to the magnificent Mount Fuji area or even climbing Mount Fuji herself is no doubt one …

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Aside from how to get around and our destination recommendations, questions about when’s the best time to visit Japan top our inbox inquiries. Of course, …

Culture shock. It’s a word that gets thrown around a lot that conveniently bundles any reaction to another culture in one neat little term. I …

It’s often not until I sit down to write one of these end-of-year wrap-up posts that I truly start to process all of the things …

Staying at a ryokan may take a chunk out of your Japan travel budget. But here’s why a night in a ryokan is most definitely worth the splurge.

It might sound like a strange thing to get excited over but, seriously, after having lived out of a backpack for the past two and …