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Travel information brought to you by a professional tour conductor. This time, we explore Kyū-Shizutani Gakkō (旧閑谷学校), a Special Historic Site tucked into the hills of Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. The school's lecture hall — a Na...

Welcome to travel information brought to you by a professional Tour Conductor. Today's destination is Senso-ji Temple — formally known as Kinryuzan Senso-ji — the ancient heart of Tokyo's Asakusa district and one of Japan's most visited ...

Travel insights from a professional tour conductor. Today we explore Hamarikyu Gardens (浜離宮恩賜庭園), a 250,000-square-meter Edo-period Japanese garden sitting at the foot of Tokyo's glittering skyscrapers in Chuo Ward — a place where...

Travel information brought to you by a professional tour conductor. This time, we explore Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens — a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty tucked just one minute on foot from JR Hamamatsucho Station, yet rooted in...

Travel insights brought to you by a professional Tour Conductor. Today, we take a closer look at Himeji City Aquarium, nestled on the slopes of Tegara-yama Peace Park in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. No towering tanks. No dolphin shows. Yet ...

Travel insights from a licensed tour conductor. This time, we take a deep dive into the Yui Rail — Okinawa Monorail — the only railway on Okinawa's main island. From the latest ticketing options to must-see sights along the line, everyth...

Your travel reporter brings you the latest from Japan. This time, we're covering the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line — a 17.8-kilometer elevated railway that whisks you between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport while offering sweeping ...

A travel writer and licensed tour conductor brings you the latest on one of Kanagawa's most distinctive ways to get around. This guide covers the Shonan Monorail, an unusual suspended railway that links Ofuna with Enoshima in just 14 min...

A travel writer and tour conductor brings you the latest Japan travel information. This guide covers everything you need to know about exploring Kamakura and the Shonan coast aboard the beloved Enoden — the Enoshima Electric Railway. Pac...

A travel writer brings you this guide to Odawara Castle (Odawara Castle Park), one of Kanagawa Prefecture's most iconic landmarks. Rising above Sagami Bay on a commanding hilltop, the gleaming white keep has stood as the symbol of Odawar...