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Why Uncharted Japan
I’m John Haynes and my wife, Josephine is the fourth generation in her family to have been born in Japan with her great, great-grandparents having arrived in September 1861 from New York only a few years after Japan opened to the west. Her ancestors served as missionaries there when Ronin (former Samurai) still roamed the countryside. It was very much unlike today’s Japan. Therefore her family has a very long history retaining many contacts and the family still keeps the family home there north of Nagano. No one of whom I’m aware in the Japan travel community online or on Youtube has such a background. We both love Japan and enjoy sharing our experience with others. Read on to learn more.
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Niigata Is Nice!
Have you seen our latest video on Niigata? Check it out by clicking here. Niigata is on the northwestern side of Japan and sits on a large flat plain along the coast. After departing our family home on Lake Nojiri, we travelled to the Niigata area where we stopped...
Nagoya Flooding
Those who follow us know that we love Nagoya, perhaps the most underrated large city in Japan. But in the last 48 hours this amazing city has suffered a deluge in which up to four inches of rain fell in one hour! That is mind boggling. Given that Nagoya is a highly...
Our First Guest Podcast!
In June I received an email from Ari and Aki of Japan Travel Pros inviting us to be guests on one of their upcoming podcasts. It was a thrill to be asked by someone so knowledgeable residing in Japan who considered us worthy of being heard. Ari is an American living...