Sea urchin is a delicacy in Japan and my wife loves it. The little (but expensive) packs sea urchin roe as sold in supermarkets, some you might find bearing the product origin of “Rebun” (礼文産). Where it is – an […]
The 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear incident occurred in the region of Northeast Japan, or Tohoku (東北) in Japanese. The region covers a large swath of northern Honshu (the main island of Japan), spanning 6 prefectures, facing the Pacific Ocean […]
There is an old Japanese saying commonly translated to English as “a wise man climbs Mount Fuji once, a fool climbs it twice”. Though literally, it’s rather “it would be a fool not even climbing it once, (but) it would […]
Hokkaido is the best place in Japan to escape the summer heat. This is our first trip there and with just over 3 days available, I went for the common summer favourites: Furano lavender fields and Biei countryside. Asahikawa Airport […]