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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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Visiting An Authentic Japanese Post Town
Many years ago, there were numerous villages along the route from Kyoto to what was then called Edo, today being Tokyo. They were called “Post Towns”, and were generally used as stopping points for travelers to rest and resupply. They were also checkpoints whereby...
We Stayed In A 300 Year Old Samurai Village
Check out our latest video from Maruyama Village, absolutely the most amazing experience we've had in Japan. Maruyama Village was built to manage the water supply to the nearby Sasayama Castle and town of Tamba-Sasayama. Situated at the end of a lush valley adorned...
Nagoya Video Debut!
We just uploaded our latest video. This one features the amazing city of Nagoya. Nagoya is an overlooked city that you simply must visit. It sits between Tokyo and Osaka on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, however very few foreign visitors stop there. One reason is...