Headlines
Just a few stories that were in the news that got my attention: ★ In 1985, many of the biggest pop stars in America, including Michael Jac....
5 Feb 3:01 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotate
I can go on and on with things I love. I've got a bunch of post from my trip to Hokkaido last December yet I still have some posts I'd like....
4 Feb 1:42 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hokkaido III: Sapporo and Otaru
We left Kussharo and ambled back with the same train we came. In Kushiro we boarded the JR express to Sapporo, four hours away. As it happen....
1 Feb 9:31 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Baby, it’s cold outside
ONE OF THE DELIGHTS of living in Kyushu is the mild climate. The temperature seldom, if ever, falls below freezing in the lowlands; only onc....
1 Feb 1:00 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hokkaido II: Kussharo
Kussharo is a remote rural area in eastern Hokkaido, in the Akan national park. We've come here once before, on our honeymoon, to stay a....
26 Jan 9:25 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otaru Sweets
It's been one month since I left Japan and seemed like I left half of my heart over there too..Here is another foodie post from my trip arou....
26 Jan 3:57 pm  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
2009 Ryokan Rankings in five sectors
The Travel Economic News, the weekly newspaper focused in travel business released annual survey of "250 Best Ryokans" (without ranking) and....
25 Jan 8:13 pm  from  Onsen Soaker   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sake of the Week #041: Otokoyama Junmai Daiginjo
Otokoyama Junmai Daiginjo “You mean THE Otokoyama?” I do not remember much around the conversation before or after this question, but....
25 Jan 1:41 pm  from  Tokyofoodcast   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hokkaido I: Kushiro
Very delayed, but here's part one of (probably) three posts about our Hokkaido trip. I took three vacation days (oh, the luxury! the dec....
24 Jan 4:41 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Earthquake
Yesterday was the fifteenth anniversary of the 阪神淡路大震災 (Kobe Earthquake). It was a level 7 earthquake that flatten the Kobe ar....
18 Jan 11:17 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The False Tap
My scanner is back home again, it's working nicely and I've already started scanning the film I took during our trip to Hokkaido in ....
18 Jan 10:29 am  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Back again (again)
Came back from Hokkaido again last night. I have some deadlines coming up so not much time to post, but in short Hokkaido has lots of snow; ....
15 Jan 1:57 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 – Hokkaido
Entering its 61st year, the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan will take place in the Hokkaido region of Japan from February 6 through February....
14 Jan 11:40 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
To Hokkaido (again)
I'm off to Hokkaido yet again, next week. This time it's work though; there's a three-day workshop on neuroscience and neurocomp....
10 Jan 11:08 am  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ramen Walker
Ramen or Japanese noodle is one of my favorite foods and almost every region in Japan has its own variety, from my favorite tonkotsu ramen o....
9 Jan 8:30 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asahiyama Zoo in Snow
I didn't include Asahikawa on my Hokkaido itinerary in the first place but once I landed in Osaka one of my best friends recommended this ci....
6 Jan 10:35 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otaru – The Town of Hills
Otaru, a beautiful city of western Hokkaido also called 'The town of hills' for local people as there are some hills surrounding the city. I....
2 Jan 9:37 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sapporo – Blessed by Snow
Saturday, December 26, 2009, New Chitose Airport in Sapporo scrubbed 40 departing and 32 arriving flights due to blizzards and poor weather ....
30 Dec 1:53 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Back to Work
We're back from Hokkaido. We came home late last night and only did the most pressing things (like putting away all the salmon, squid, s....
28 Dec 9:47 am  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Winter Rice Varietal
This month's new rice - about every other month I blog about a new rice - hails from Hokkaido.  I chose this part of Japan again becaus....
27 Dec 2:46 pm  from  The Soul of Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nippon Noel 2009 (3): Straight from Santa’s arbor
EVEN IN JAPAN, it doesn’t feel like Christmas without the decorations, and Christmas decorations aren’t complete without the most import....
26 Dec 2:53 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Merry Christmas!
We're in Hokkaido for Christmas, where we're relaxing far away from the stresses of city life. We had a sleep in, had a long walk in....
24 Dec 3:28 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The choices of Korea’s veteran travelers
SOUTH KOREA’S Korean Air Lines (KAL) is one of the top 20 airlines in the world in passengers carried. It provides service to 130 cities i....
24 Dec 12:55 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
White Christmas in Hakodate
I have been to Japan couple times but it's my first trip in Hokkaido. I love most big cities of Japan but never thought that I would fall in....
23 Dec 7:03 am  from  Rashai   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Time to Catch Up!
First of all i’d like to say a big thanks to everyone who checked out Road2Japan during Korea week.  It was a lot of fun making it happen....
22 Dec 4:00 pm  from  Road2Japan.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nippon Noel 2009 (2): Instead of street corner Santas…
IF CHRISTMAS IS FOR KIDS, how do children get in the holiday spirit in Japan, which doesn’t have traditions of dashing through the snow on....
18 Dec 1:25 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I need an Igloo!
Hokkaido in December is cold!!! But still very enjoyable. The shopping underground is heated and there are plenty of lockers to keep extra c....
5 Dec 9:37 pm  from  Kimonobox   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kameda vs Naito
Yesterday was the long-awaited boxing matching between challenger 23 year old 亀田興毅 (Kouki Kameda) and defending champion 35 year old....
30 Nov 1:07 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Alien squid hijacks movie trailer
In Hakodate, the battle rages on between alien squid from the planet Ikaaru and giant robots shaped like the city’s landmarks. In the....
21 Oct 11:44 am  from  Pinktentacle   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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