Traveling to The Suicide Forest Japan The suicide forest in Japan attracts travelers of the macabre scale, but if you’re like me, then you may find it curious. Many ask, is the Aokigahara forest …

Hyperdia is a website that quickly allows you to calculate train times in Japan for pretty much anywhere around the country. If it wasn’t for Hyperdia, I honestly don’t think I would have enjoyed traveling Japan …

I read an article recently in The Japan Times about how a British lifestyle magazine, Monocle, has declared Tokyo the most livable city in the world. I am thrilled to hear this because as you …

Ashikaga Flower Park | traveling to the Wisteria Garden from tokyo Last month I went back to Ashikaga Flower Park, which is at this point my favorite garden in Japan. It’s not a …

An Insider’s Guide to Kappabashi Kitchen Town in Tokyo Kappabashi is one of the best places in Tokyo to find souvenirs. It’s packed full stores carrying more kitchen supplies than you can ever …

With these last few weeks in Japan, I’ve been insanely busy trying to go back to all the places I love. The awful thing about living in a country so far away, is …

I’m relishing this last month in Japan. No, who am I kidding! I’ve relished the last four years in Japan, but now I’m scrambling to do every-single-thing. 

The Nakameguro Sakura Festival is one of my favorite places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo. This afternoon we headed to Nakameguro to view one of the best cherry blossom sights in Tokyo …

It’s hard to believe that our time in Japan is actually coming to an end. It feels unreal and there’s a definite sadness I feel about moving. It feels like a loss despite …