Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Most westerners living in Japan begin to notice things are a bit different as soon as they move into their apartments. One of the big and most obvious differences (especially when the temperatures go subzero) is that there is no central heating system in your average Japanese […]
January 2014
Hiking the Japanese Alps
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! We caught up with keen walker and tour leader, Steve Parker who took an amazing and adventurous tour in the Japanese Alps. I spent a considerable amount of time during July and August hiking some of Japan’s stunning 3000m peaks looking for adventure and achievement to add to […]
Horsing around in the Year of the Horse – Japan
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Gunma Chan
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!!!…or Ake Ome if you are a bit cooler. Another year has been and gone and the 12 year cycle of the Chinese Zodiac makes this year, the Year of the Horse. The horse is a symbol of power in Japan, but is also believed […]