Dec 12, 2018• by randrwander
When visiting Japan, if you have any intention of using public transit at all, get a Passmo card! This card can be loaded with money and used to take metro, buses, and can even be used in many...
Dec 11, 2018• by randrwander
Easily Find Gluten Free Food in Japan
Quick Tip: While in Japan, you can always find gluten free food at 7-11 or Cococurry. 7-11 can be found nearly everywhere in Japan, it doesn't matter how small the town is. Onigiri make a great...
Nov 30, 2018• by okonomiNOMS
Our experience at a Japanese Ryokan and Onsen
This year we were lucky enough to experience our first Traditional Japanese Inn (Ryokan 旅館 ) and natural hot spring (Onsen 温泉). This is one of our most treasured experiences ever! Harataki...
Nov 16, 2018• by okonomiNOMS
How to navigate through Narita Airport
If you are heading to Tokyo you’ll land in either Haneda or Narita Airport. Here is some information on travelling through Narita Airport and options for getting into Tokyo. You have the...
Oct 25, 2018• by Backpacksandbicycles
When you decide to go to a place like Japan, a place that has a lot of wonderful places to explore. It can be hard to decide what to put at the top of your list as places you must see. We...
Oct 18, 2023• by TravelLightLaura
Mountain biking is better…when you are actually in the mountains! The biking we do at home in Michigan, at sea level, on dirt trails with no rocks, on gently rolling hills, I pondered. Is that...
Youth Hostel transformed from a bathhouse near Osaka Castle