I have been writing this blog for over 10 years now and being based in Gifu, which is in the heart of Japan, I rarely get the chance to ve...

The sacred Japanese island of Okinoshima in south-west Japan received UNESCO World Heritage listing last week on July 9, 2017. The isla...

Over the past week Kumamoto in the Kyushu region of Japan has suffered a series of devastating earthquakes. The first earthquake occurred ...

Fukuoka located on the island of Kyushu in Japan has been voted one of Frommers Top Travel Destinations for 2012. Fukuoka is the biggest c...