Until Fukui – Ep. 2

After leaving Tojinbo we arrived at Awara Onsen town. They had quite a few hot springs in the town so we went for a relaxing visit.  Saw a cool girl with a film camera there, which always gets me hype to see others enjoying photography. We popped into a hot spring and relaxed there for…

Until Fukui – Ep. 1

It’s always so refreshing to get out of town and go someplace new. Refresh the mind with all sorts of new sights and new people. Usually I like to wait till I have a long weekend or something flexible to work with when I go on an overnight trip or so, but this time my…

The Water City – 郡上八幡

Gujohachiman, the city of water. A beautiful mountain village up in Gifu prefecture 岐阜県. I have wanted to go to gujohachiman for a long time now. I first saw a video of some vloggers who visited there on YouTube. It looked like such a gorgeous place I really wanted to visit for myself. I finally…

A Café with a Stranger

An ordinary Sunday. Was feeling a little low so I wanted to get out of the apartment and go for a walk. Ended up at one of the bookstores just browsing around. I always enjoy the atmosphere at bookstores, very relaxing and inspiring. I think because of all the different subjects and stories, it can…

A Tale of Japan and Slides

It was back in the late autumn of 2015. I had gone to Kobe to meet with a few friends. My bro from the college days lived there so I stayed at his. The next morning we decided we wanted to go on a little adventure. So we hit the streets. We walked on and…

Ninja Town 忍者の村

Like ninjas? Of course you do. Who doesn’t? Anyways I love them, so let’s talk.  Iga city伊賀市 is well known in Japan as being the birthplace of ninjas. Therefore they have many different types of attractions for those seeking to learn more. Naruto has always been one of my favorite shows for over the past…

Sakurai Walks (桜井)

It’s the new year and I wanted to start things off right. Left on a whim and went to a local stop along my train line here in Japan. This stop was called Sakurai (桜井). Its a medium sized town with quite a lot of shrines and temples like many other places in Japan. It…