Yezo Tsuyu
Hokkaido does not have tsuyu or a full-blown rainy season like the ones of Honshu and further south, but there are often days …
Hokkaido does not have tsuyu or a full-blown rainy season like the ones of Honshu and further south, but there are often days …
Perhaps nothing exemplifies the harmony between tradition and modernity in Kyoto more than the nighttime illuminations …
I like quiet spots like this amid the city’s hustle and bustle where I can people-watch from afar and stay out of everyone’s way …
Japan’s labor shortage grows more and more severe as the population gets older due to a low birthrate and a small amount of immigration to make up for it …
This view reminds me of a timelapse video that a photographer took in Shinjuku. It comprised daily photos from his apartment window shot over several years …
Wandering through a part of downtown I used to live in nearly 20 years ago, I passed by a familiar intersection where I noticed …
The Hokkaido Shinkansen project is making remarkable strides with the construction of a 211.5-km section from Shin-Hakodate Hokuto …
Paper lanterns are one of many things here in Japan that I never saw growing up in Texas. I can still recall–albeit vaguely, after more than …
Shinto Shrines are among the numerous cultural treasures that draw tourists to Kyoto, but if you’ve ever tried to get that perfect, instagrammable …
As March began, I rejoiced in the increasing number of days when the daytime temperature slightly surpassed 0 degrees. However …
With an area of 1,121 square kilometers, Sapporo is the third largest city in Japan. However, 60% of this area is covered by pristine mountains and forests in a subarctic …
I’m not a botanist, so I’m not entirely sure what these plants along this driveway are. Their structure is similar to bamboo, but …