Japan Travel Guide

Fresh fish flopping on dripping trays of ice; sea bream, red snapper, and mackerel; men in knee-high galoshes loading crates of just-out-of-the-bay squid; buyers and sellers yelling in a fast clip, adjusting the world’s tuna prices as they go. This is the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market (東京都中央卸売市場, Tōkyō-to Chūō Oroshiuri Shijō), a sea-foodie’s bazaar for everything aquatic and edible. And it probably won’t be like this for... Read More

Japan, somewhere I’ve always quietly admired despite freely confessing an understanding of the country that was limited to clichés of high-tech gizmos, Manga, sumo and sushi, invites more curiosity than most places combined. Yet beyond these cultural cornerstones lies a Japan that oozes variety and stirs the imagination. And while a nine day trip affords even the most intrepid traveller a mere snapshot of The Land of the Rising Sun, it takes little... Read More

In your wandering around Kyoto you could stay on the main roads visiting the big landmarks and attractions like the Shugakuin Imperial Villa or the Kinkakuji Temple.  While that’s all fine and dandy, take a little time to stroll off the beaten path. The scenery, people and places will amaze you. Its impossible to get lost since the streets are laid out in a grid pattern. Use the main roads as your starting point but traverse the streets just parallel... Read More