A night inside Fukuoka yatai culture—ramen, oden, sake, and unexpected conversations with strangers packed into a tiny roadside stall.…
Keep ReadingA night inside Fukuoka yatai culture—ramen, oden, sake, and unexpected conversations with strangers packed into a tiny roadside stall.…
Keep ReadingA night inside Fukuoka yatai culture—ramen, oden, sake, and unexpected conversations with strangers packed into a tiny roadside stall.…
Keep ReadingA quiet morning in Kinosaki Onsen eating Kinosaki onsen tamago, remembering Yunomine, Hakone, and even a childhood game that started it all.…
Keep ReadingI’ve picked up a few personal onsen tips; mostly just small observations from someone who genuinely loves soaking in hot water.…
Keep ReadingShibuya Ramen crawl sounds romantic in theory. In reality? It’s a sport, pacing, and teamwork. It’s asking your partner, “Why did we do this?”…
Keep ReadingI hope some of these Japan travel tips help you travel and enjoy Japan more fully. If you have your own tips, share them in the comments.…
Keep ReadingOn the train back to Kyoto, I wondered whether a night stay in Uji would be different. Better. Slower. I want to go back to Uji one day.…
Keep ReadingEverything was delicious with a beautifully elevated experience, still oozing the core of Indonesian hospitality.August is 10/10 recommended.…
Keep ReadingKudos to Queen Victoria Market for this effort toward diversity. May the Ramadan Night Market bring harmony to the community.…
Keep ReadingI will return one day when the Jakarta Murugan Temple is complete, filled with life, colours, and words of hope and gratitude.…
Keep ReadingMarketed as Refugee Insights with Delicious Food, it sounded like a promising mix of Levantine cuisine and culture packed in one afternoon.…
Keep ReadingMy Kumano Kodo stamp booklet became more than a souvenir—it turned my pilgrimage into a journey of ink, milestones, and memories.…
Keep ReadingI can see myself living in Takahara village. I loved it there! I live for this kind of experience. It felt like my life joy had been resorted…
Keep ReadingAs we stood at the bus stop, waiting for Bus 53, I waved Yunomine Onsen Village my heartfelt goodbye. I will come back here one day.…
Keep Reading"What is Onsen Tamago?" he followed me down the short steps. "You know, onsen egg — egg you make by boiling in the hot spring water!".…
Keep ReadingTsuboyu Onsen ins the only UNESCO World Heritage site hot spring in the world, located in Yumino Onsen town in Wakayama prefecture, Japan.…
Keep Reading3 years, 276 runs, 8124km later, I am now starting at the Kumano Kodo sign while carrying an backpack and wearing hiking shoes.…
Keep ReadingIf I were to pick only one thing as the highlight of my stay in Kii Katsuura, it would be the private onsen experience with Fafa…
Keep ReadingWhenever I reminisce about my Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage, a few things come to mind, and this moment in Yamaga is one of them.…
Keep ReadingKumano River is the only world heritage river pilgrimage route. For centuries, pilgrims have made the journey to Kumano through this route.…
Keep ReadingIn front of us, deep inside a valley, Chikatsuyu, a picturesque village, like nothing I had seen before, except maybe in Ghibli movies.…
Keep ReadingIf you are here solely for the Kumano Kodo packing list, scroll to the bottom, but if you have time for a bit of story, then start from here…
Keep ReadingI am ready for Kumano Kodo because I am always ready. I might not be fully ready, but who would be anyway? But I will be ready enough.…
Keep ReadingI am reading The Road To Sata by Alan Booth. I mean, I have started reading it. I have only finished the first section. Chapter I. Outposts.…
Keep ReadingBefore today, though I claimed to be extensively in love with Japan and knew plenty about it, I knew nothing about the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage…
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