A story about getting to know a completely different side of Japan. A week of scuba diving and more in Ishigaki.
Category Archives: Japan
A trip into the deep Japanese countryside
A story about travels to the parts of Japan where there is no shinkansen or express train available.
Tokyo Places
A story about the gems I discovered during my 4 months long stay in Tokyo.
Life in Tokyo
A story about returning to Japan for work and my first weeks in Tokyo as a Swiss.
Insider tips for Japan
After several trips, almost 1 year living in Japan and working for incoming tourism agencies, I have accumulated summarized my main recommendations in this post.
Banquet “Minshuku-style”
A story about my experience helping to feed hungry overnight guests at an oyster farm in Kyoto.
How I learned to set up a kotatsu
A story about how a Japanese guest house or minshuku works.
Kyōto‘s best hidden gems
A guide to visiting the northernmost corner of Kyoto. Fishing villages by the sea and great food included.
Japanese & Korean culture
A story about the difficult question of which country I like better.
Oysters: steamed, fried and microwaved
A story about me learning all kinds of things about oysters and aqua farming.
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