How to use Japanese toilets – to use or not to use
„Do you know how to use Japanese toilets?“ is one of those questions Japanese people ask foreigners, along with „Can …
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The fabulous Shirakami Sanchi beech forest in North Japan
„Oh yes, that is very blue!“ – „Oh, look – how blue it is!,“ shout the Japanese tourists, looking in …
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Visiting the beautiful Kerama Islands in Southern Japan
“Occasionally I have bumped into a deer standing in the middle of the village when I came home from the …
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Visit Nagoya – an underrated city brimming with life!
“More pickles? – Do you want more pickles?” The staff in the Yamamotoya restaurant near Nagoya Station‘s Shinkansen exit prowl …
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A retro night at the SPICE MOTEL on Okinawa
During our recent four week research trip to Okinawa we stayed one night at the amazingly renovated Spice Motel on …
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Miyakojima Island: Beautiful beaches and unspoilt nature
A purple heron is wading through the shallow water, followed by a couple of ducks. Only some unpaved roads and …
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The Gusuku sites on Okinawa – Strangely-shaped stone walls
updated in October 2021 Long and steep hills, like dragons, on an island in the far south of Japan. Many …
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Visit Ishigaki Island – Japan’s tropical South
The slender dragons on the roof coil their tails, while long-bearded Chinese sages look down on us when we visit …
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Taketomi Island: A place of history and tradition
The fierce red lion looks down from the tiled roof of a traditional house on Taketomi Island. Those guardian lions …
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Hateruma Island: Japan’s southernmost island
„This is the largest shop, it’s open all day without a lunch break!“, the guest house owner explains. We are …
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