by john | Post #61 | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by john | Post #60 | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by john | Post #59 | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
by john | Post #58 | Feb 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
After several months, I’ve uploaded another video. This time I’m documenting our visit to the historic post town of Ouchijuku. A “post town” in Japan refers to a town that during the Edo Period from the mid 1600’s to the late...
by john | Post #55 | Jun 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by john | Post #49 | Mar 13, 2025 | Restaurants, Uncategorized
Its all over social media these days…….the $19 Japanese strawberry being sold at upscale grocer Erewhon in Los Angeles. Japan is no stranger to high priced fruits. When we are traveling throughout the country, we often seen $10, $20 and $30 melons and...
