Japan Travel in the Know– category –

Sushi and sashimi are Japanese specialty foods, and I believe they are definitely what many of the people coming from overseas look forward to eating in Japan. How often do you think Japanese people eat such Japanese specilty foods? Acco...

January and February are said to be the coldest months in Japan. It’s in the middle of winter, and almost all of the fields are fully covered with snow in Hokkaido, the northernmost area of Japan. Some weeks ago, one day in January, I dr...

【Planetarium is thought to be for kids but worth visiting for adults】 When did you last go to the planetarium? If you haven’t been there for a long time, like since you were a kid, you should go. It would be much more fun than you thin...

Do you know a Japanese elementary school bag? It’s common in color, design, size, and everything, a symbol of Japanese elementary school students. The bag is called “Randoseru” in Japanese which originates from the Dutch word “Ransel” me...

Do you think you can tell good rice from not-so-good one? If you think “Rice is just a foil to the main dish. There is not much of a difference,” that’s completely wrong. Today, I’m going to introduce a restaurant famous for good rice in...

【Many good bakeries in Hokkaido】 “How old are you?” “How old do I look?” Humans have made progress and finally landed on the Moon in 1969, but we still continue to return a stupid question to a stupid question as above. When are we mat...

【Japan reopens its boarders!】 On 11th October, the entry restrictions to Japan will be lifted. It’s the dawn of Japan! Are you ready to come to Japan? Of course, we are ready to receive you. Let me know if you’re interested in our fact...

【The winter in Hokkaido is beautiful but too long and harsh】 A hometown is a place to long for from a distance, not to actually live in. This is the English translation of a Japanese famous proverb that often crosses my mind especially...

【Hokkaido is the home of salmon fishing in Japan】 I’ve been wanting to do fly fishing since I watched the movie “A River Runs Through It.” Unfortunately, I hardly remember any of the content, but the fishing scenes left a strong impres...

【Kids are the master of communicating with new people】 Last week, I went to Tokyo for business and found all the people in the subway train (in my view) just looked at their smartphones silently. I saw such a scene every day when I liv...