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A Different Side of Japan

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Japan Travel Tips

A List of My Helpful Hints & Hacks

Nov 12, 2022

A woman in Kyoto gets ready to board a bullet train heading for Tokyo, Japan

Nov 12, 2022

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Japan Area Guides

Articles on the Country’s Hidden Gems

Oct 29, 2022

Yamagata Prefecture’s Yamadera temple complex

Oct 29, 2022

The Stairway to Heaven

Preparing for Your Tip to Japan

20h ago

Steep stone stairs flanked by rows of vibrant vermillion torii gates leading up the forested slopes of Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, Japan.

20h ago

Hiroshima’s Town of Joge

Backyard Tourism Vol. 17

Jun 30

The main street of Joge, Hiroshima, lined with traditional white-walled machiya buildings and Edo-period (1603–1868) architecture, with a few locals walking and festival decorations visible under a partly cloudy sky.

Jun 30

In Imabari City

A Shipbuilding Town in Ehime Prefecture

Jun 22

Sunset view of the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge stretching across the Seto Inland Sea, connecting a series of small islands to the Takanawa Peninsula in Ehime.

Jun 22

Time on Trains

Why I Prefer Traveling by Railways in Japan

Jun 17

The Tokaido Shinkansen speeding past rice fields at sunset, with the silhouette of Mt. Fuji in the distance and golden reflections on the water.

Jun 17

Japan’s Twelve Original Castles

The OG Defensive Dozen

Jun 10

Stone pathway leading up to the main keep of Himeji Castle, flanked by traditional white plaster walls and stone defenses, with the iconic multi-tiered castle visible in the background.

Jun 10

Matsuyama’s Dogo Onsen

One of Japan’s Oldest Hot Springs

Jun 1

The main public bathhouse in Dōgo Onsen is known as Dōgo Onsen Honkan and recently underwent renovations lasting about five and a half years. On the second floor, there are many tatami rooms for customers to relax after taking a long bath in either Kami-no-Yu or Tama-no-Yu. For the wealthy, there is also a private “Soaring Room” available.

Jun 1

Matsuyama City

The Amazing Capital of Ehime Prefecture

May 25

Sunset view over Matsuyama City from the rooftops of Matsuyama Castle, with golden light spilling across the skyline and the Seto Inland Sea glowing in the distance.

May 25

The Nemophila of Toneri Park

Background Tourism Vol. 16

May 11

A vibrant field of blooming blue nemophila flowers at Toneri Park in Tokyo, with visitors in the background enjoying the spring scenery under a clear blue sky.

May 11

A Different Side of Japan

A Different Side of Japan

Donny is a travel writer & freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/

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