Blog

Driving the Kiso Valley

We recently published a video of our trip through the Kiso Valley from Nagoya to Matsumoto.  It was a spectacular trip as we followed the Kiso River through the valley making an overnight stop in Agematsu. We started the trip (after a short train ride from Nagoya to...

Godzilla Or Hello Kitty!

We enjoyed a day trip to Awaji Island also known by many as "Godzilla Island" because Awaji Island is where the legend of Godzilla was born in 1954.  Its here where the giant lizard arose from the depths to terrorize Japan and the world ever since. The "Godzilla...

A Fast Tour of Seven Amazing Places!

Uploaded a short, fast paced video yesterday featuring seven of our favorite cities with things to do in them.  Most of them are little known places in these areas, while a couple are very popular spots.  Nice thing about most of these is that they are not overrun...
Reached 5,000 Subscribers!

Reached 5,000 Subscribers!

The other day we celebrated one year on Youtube, and today we reached another milestone.   We now have 5,000 subscribers to our Youtube channel.  Hard to imagine that on June 8, 2024, we started with zero.  I'm told most new channels don't make it to one year or never...

read more
We’re One Year Old!

We’re One Year Old!

On June 8th of last year, we published our first video on our visit to Takayama.  With no experience in video production or editing, and having never uploaded anything to YouTube, we took the plunge and launched Uncharted Japan on YouTube.  Its been quite the...

read more
Hakodate: A Great Port City on Hokkaido

Hakodate: A Great Port City on Hokkaido

Hokkaido is the northern large island of Japan and most people know of its capital city, Sapporo.  But another city you should consider visiting is Hakodate.  Hakodate is a port town on the southernmost side of Hokkaido situated on a peninsula jutting out into the...

read more
Lake Nojiri

Lake Nojiri

During our recent visit to Japan, we spent a few days in the Japan Alps on and around Lake Nojiri.  Yes, Japan has its own "Alps" and they are referred to as that, the Japan Alps.  We don't ski, but know from others that Japan has some of the best skiing in the world,...

read more
OSAKA EXPO 2025

OSAKA EXPO 2025

We just returned from a month in Japan and during our time there, we visited the Osaka Expo 2025 for two of the days.   Must say it was an amazing experience.  Despite some significant missteps in the first few opening days, by the time we arrived two weeks later,...

read more
OSAKA EXPO 2025 CONCERT IDEA

OSAKA EXPO 2025 CONCERT IDEA

Today, we received a comment from the guys of "Roast Apple" a German based Indie-Pop band letting us know they will be performing two nightly concerts at the German Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025 the nights from April 22nd to April 26th.  Not being familiar with them,...

read more

To follow our travel blog, enter your information below for notifications.

OR

To subscribe to our YouTube Channel for videos, click here.

Got a Question Send Us a Note

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.