Located in the northern part of the Gifu prefecture, we spent two days exploring Takayama and Shirakawago during our two-weeks in Japan. Takayama is known as the “little Kyoto” of the Hida region. This small, picturesque city nestled in the mountains is often overlooked by tourists and seen as a […]
Traveling allows you to experience new cultures, meet interesting people, and see history firsthand, but one of the main reasons we love to travel is to eat! After backpacking through Asia for 8-weeks, we compiled a list of the best food in Asia. This post highlight meals from Japan, Hong […]
We arrived in Takayama around midday on Thursday. Our first cultural experience of our two days in Takayama was our AirBnB. We were staying in a traditional Japanese style home with a man named Masa. It was easy to find his home because he had a sign hanging outside the […]
Two Days in Kanazawa Kanazawa may not be the first destination you would think to travel to in Japan, however, this charming city has plenty of eats, brewery stops, and arts to make it a worthwhile stop. Day 1 Meg and I caught an early 8:06AM train out of Matsumoto […]
There are just some things in life you cannot control. Weather is a prime example of one of those things. I planned Hakone as this epic one-day trip that would allow us to see the beautiful Japanese mountain side including a view of the iconic Mt. Fuji…unfortunately the travel Gods […]
Craft Beer in Japan! My extensive research is finally starting to pay off ladies and gentlemen as I have stumbled upon some Japanese craft beers. It was 5:45AM and I was just trying to find some caffeine at the local 7-11…apparently where I’m spending the most of my time in […]