When I hear the term “hidden gem” I typically assume that a place is a less-visited place, but typically not “hidden.” However, when we visited Gokanosho (五木五家荘県立自然公園), hidden gem had a…
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Yanagawa is a perfect day trip from Fukuoka, which is why we also made it our first stop on our Japan road trip. It is a small town in the Fukuoka…
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Japan is known for a lot of unique things - delicious cuisine, capsule hotels, historic temples and shrines, tea ceremonies, and breathtaking scenery just to name a few. But another thing…
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The Fuji Five Lakes area in Japan is one of the most iconic places to visit due to, as the name of this itinerary suggests, the iconic Mt. Fuji. But, in…
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During our Japan road trip, we knew we had to visit Motonosumi Inari Shrine. Upon first glance, it might look familiar to Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, but the area is…
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We spent two days in Wakayama City during our three months in Japan and honestly, I wish we could have had even more. There are tons of cultural experiences, divine foodie…
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In our opinion, Hakone has the perfect balance of relaxing activities. If you start early you can fit the majority of these activities as a Hakone day trip, however, if you…
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We’ve been dreaming of visiting Hawaii for a looooong time and recently, we made that happen! We visited the island of Maui and let me say, it was a dream. We…
