Fukuoka, Japan’s 6th largest city is located on the island of Kyushu. Known for it’s history, delicious ramen, and friendly locals, Fukuoka offers an abundance of things to do that can accommodate any visitors interests. Whether you are visiting Fukuoka to slurp down some of Japan’s best ramen or here to visit ancient temples, Fukuoka will surely impress you. This article highlights things to do in Fukuoka but also the surrounding area. Whether you are spending a day in Fukuoka or longer, there is plenty of attractions and sites to see.  **This post contains affiliate links. If you click on one of the links or banners throughout the page, whether…

From 794 until 1868, the city of Kyoto was the imperial capital and is still considered the cultural capital of Japan. Kyoto is also known as “The City of a Thousand Shrines” and is home to 14 World Heritage Sites known as the Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Kyoto is not all cobble stone streets and temples. In reality it is a huge city with a modern downtown area with a population of 1.5 million. After being in Japan for over two years, we finally got a chance to visit this wonderful city and spent 2 days in Kyoto. Kyoto is one of those cities that needs time to explore, you…

Located between the cities of Kyoto and Nara, Uji is one of Japan’s oldest towns. Uji’s prize attraction is the Phoenix Hall at Byodoin Temple, a renown World Heritage Site which happens to be featured on the back side of the ¥10 coin. Walk across one of Japan’s oldest bridges to view the Ujigami Shrine, considered Japan’s oldest Shinto shrine. And, a trip to Uji is not complete without tasting and purchasing Green Tea!  **This post contains affiliate links. If you click on one of the links or banners throughout the page, whether it be TripAdvisor, Booking.com. Agoda.com, or any other affiliate, I might receive commission at no extra cost…

Nara often gets looked over, since it’s bigger sister Kyoto gets most of the attention in the Kansai region. At one point Nara was the capital of Japan between 710 to 794 before being moved to Kyoto and then Edo (current day Tokyo). Today, Nara is most famous for Nara Park which is the location of many of Nara’s temples and the world famous bowing deer. We were able to Travel to Nara Japan for two days after a visit to Kyoto and I must say, Nara might be my favorite city in Japan. Travel to Nara, Japan Nara, like most other cities on mainland Japan is very easy to…

Tokyo is  Japan’s capital city and the worlds most populous metropolitan area. The metro area of Tokyo has over 37 million people. Simply put, Tokyo is huge! It’s a high-tech, modern, and wealthy city that is separated into several districts. One of those districts is Shinjuku. Obviously, you can’t see all of Shinjuku in just a day or even a weekend, but we only had one day in Shinjuku. This is how we spent 24 hours in Shinjuku Tokyo. **This post contains affiliate links. If you click on one of the links or banners throughout the page, whether it be TripAdvisor, Booking.com. Agoda.com, or any other affiliate, I might receive…