Thanks to a good tip from my mother I watched a great documentary episode on Japan recently, on a BBC program called Feasts, hosted by food writer Stefan Gates. What I loved about it is although it focused on a couple of rather quirky festivals in specific parts of Japan, the host managed to …
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Storing your luggage in Sapporo, Japan
As I was looking through my photos from Japan to prepare my 25 things to do in Japan post, I came across this rather poor-quality snapshot and wondered what it was. The caption was "Sapporo Locker Rules" and I soon remembered that I had left my luggage in a locker in the main Sapporo station while I …
25 things to do in Japan – my personal favourites!
Two years in Japan meant I have a long, long list of stuff I recommend when people ask me what to do there. I came up with a very long list recently but I have whittled it down to 25 things to do in Japan. **AirBnb accommodation in Japan can be much more affordable than hotels - click …