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Category Archives: Japan

Tonami Matsuri: clash of colourful floats

A story about one of the more hands-on summer festivals in Japan.

Posted bythattravelstoryDecember 14, 2025December 13, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, countryside, Culture, Destination Guide, Festival, Food, Japan, matsuri, travelLeave a comment on Tonami Matsuri: clash of colourful floats

How to: Van Life in Japan

A story about a budget camping roadtrip around Kyushu.

Posted bythattravelstoryNovember 2, 2025October 26, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, Camping, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Road Trip, travel, vanlifeLeave a comment on How to: Van Life in Japan

Staying at a temple in Koyasan

A story about the special stay in one of the many unique types of accommodation Japan has to offer.

Posted bythattravelstoryJuly 13, 2025July 9, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, Culture, Destination Guide, travelLeave a comment on Staying at a temple in Koyasan

Why I left Japan and gave up my working visa

A story about the internal conflicts and struggles I faced when deciding whether to settle down in Japan or not.

Posted bythattravelstoryJune 22, 2025June 20, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:About me, Asia, JapanLeave a comment on Why I left Japan and gave up my working visa

A day at Expo Osaka, Kansai

A story about the visit of Expo Osaka through the eyes of someone who spent 6 months working at the previous Expo in Dubai.

Posted bythattravelstoryJune 8, 2025June 9, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, expo-osaka, Food, Japan, travelLeave a comment on A day at Expo Osaka, Kansai

Why everyone who’s been to Japan loves it here

A story about the spell that Japan casts on its visitors and the many reason why people travel to the land of the rising sun.

Posted bythattravelstoryApril 13, 2025June 6, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Train tales, travelLeave a comment on Why everyone who’s been to Japan loves it here

Shirakawago in Winter

A story about a day out in the Japanese Alpes.

Posted bythattravelstoryFebruary 23, 2025February 23, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Japan, japan-travel, travelLeave a comment on Shirakawago in Winter

“Akemashita Omedetou” – New Year in Japan

A story about the New Year’s traditions in Japan and the role of Soba noodles and singing contests.

Posted bythattravelstoryJanuary 12, 2025January 14, 2025Posted inAsia, JapanTags:About me, Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Japan, travelLeave a comment on “Akemashita Omedetou” – New Year in Japan

Koto + Garden Enjoyment Party

A story about a afternoon of traditional entertainment in a Samurai house in Nagamachi, Kanazawa.

Posted bythattravelstoryDecember 8, 2024December 15, 2024Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, travelLeave a comment on Koto + Garden Enjoyment Party

Summer in Japan

A story about the joys and misery of Japanese summer.

Posted bythattravelstorySeptember 15, 2024September 15, 2024Posted inAsia, JapanTags:Adventures, Asia, City Break, Culture, Destination Guide, Food, Road Trip, travelLeave a comment on Summer in Japan

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