Having a Baby in Japan: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know

In some respects, the Japanese health and social support system can be a little confusing when it comes…

A Guide to Properties and Room Layouts in Japan

The below is a brief overview of the types of properties in Japan and how they are listed…

Benifuji no Yu Onsen

Large hot springs near Lake Yamanaka with views of Mount Fuji.

Lake Saiko

Lake Sai (西湖, Saiko) is the middle of the Fuji Five Lakes. It is unique from the other…

Lake Shojiko

Lake Shoji (精進湖, Shōjiko) is a Mount Fuji World Cultural Heritage Site Asset and the smallest of the…

Lake Motosuko

Lake Motosu (本栖湖, Motosuko) is the most western of the five lakes. It was once in fact part…

Kanto Region

The Kanto Region (関東地方, Kantō-chihō) is an area of Honshu which consists of Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo,…

Boso Peninsula

The Boso Peninsula (房総半島, Bōsō Hantō) is a peninsula east of Tokyo Bay that covers almost all of…

Miura Peninsula

Miura Peninsula (三浦半島 Miura-hantō) is a peninsula located in Kanagawa, about an hour on the train south of…

Tochigi

Tochigi is a prefecture in the Kanto region north of Tokyo. It is best known for Nikko which…

Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Toshogu Shrine (東照宮, Tōshōgū) is Nikko’s most visited attraction. It is the resting place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, under…

Shikoku

Shikoku (四国, shikoku) is the smallest of the four main islands that make up Japan and the least…