Summer in Japan

The city of Kamakura, the ancient capital of Japan south of Tokyo, is a popular tourist destination thanks to its great Buddha or its many temples and shrines. Nearby is the...

Of course, as a Japanese hawaii, there are a lot of beaches in Okinawa. During our trip to Okinawa, I could taste the Okinawan sea, rightly deemed as very pleasant. Beaches are...

A while ago, I had the opportunity to enjoy a 5-day stopover on Okinawa islands, during a trip in Hong Kong. Surprisingly enough, this japanese archipelago is closer to HK than it is...

I had never participated in a matsuri festival in Japan. Last summer, I took the opportunity to attend one of the biggest festivals in Japan: Osaka Tenjin Matsuri, also known as...

He who climbs Mount Fuji once is a wise man, He who does it twice is a fool. – Japanese proverb Tokyo aside, Mount Fuji is probably the most famous tourist attraction in...

The Japanese archipelago extends a long way from north to south, so its climate ranges from continental to subtropical. In Hokkaido, the winters are long, snowy and very tough; while...

Even if I visited a few other very hot destinations, such as Las Vegas, Hong Kong or Puerto Rico, I didn't really know what to expect before traveling to Japan in summer for the...

Every year, especially in the summer, Japan gets hit by several typhoons that sometimes make the front page of Western newspapers.  Since many travelers worry about them, this...

Here's an interesting fact about weather in Japan: seasons are marked and usually follow quite a "rigorous" pace. It's possible to define clear periods more or less favorable to...