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Hakodate: A Great Port City on Hokkaido

by john | Post #53 | June 4, 2025 | Cities | 0 Comments

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...

Lake Nojiri

by john | Post #52 | May 21, 2025 | Nagano | 0 Comments

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,...

OSAKA EXPO 2025

by john | Post #51 | May 5, 2025 | Osaka | 0 Comments

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,...

Yaesu Terrace: Peace And Quiet In Tokyo

Post #5 | May 14, 2024 | Tokyo, Uncategorized

Tokyo is the most populated city in the world, and it can be hard to imagine finding a place of quiet and solitude, however, if you look around and follow our lead here at Uncharted Japan, you can enjoy them. One of our favorites is the Yaesu Terrace situated just a...

Welcome to Uncharted Japan!

Post #4 | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Welcome to Uncharted Japan! This is the launch of a new and exciting venture we hope all will find informational and entertaining. We are John and Josephine Haynes and share your love and interest in Japan. Our story is somewhat unique among those with Japan...

Tokyo Underground As You’ve Never Seen It

Post #3 | May 13, 2024 | Tokyo, Uncategorized

For a totally Japan off the beaten path outing, you should visit Tokyo’s “G-Cans”, officially known as The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel. This is so unique that most locals don’t even know about it, and much less that you can actually tour the...

Meiji Mura, A Step Back In Time

Post #2 | May 13, 2024 | Nagoya, Uncategorized

About 50 minutes outside Nagoya is one incredible outdoor museum. Situated on more than 200 acres of beautifully landscaped rolling hills overlooking a large lake is the Meiji Mura or “village”. This property features more than 70 structures from the Meiji Era which...

The MAGLEV Museum

Post #1 | May 13, 2024 | Nagano

Japan is well known as home to Toyota, Honda, Mazda and other car manufacturers. However, within the country, it seems as though the rail system is what rules the landscape. I don’t believe any country on Earth has a rail system so well developed and operated as...