TRAVEL

Tastes of Tohoku: Sendai Gyutan (Beef Tongue)

2017年7月24日2017年8月10日 Annisa Noorhidayati

I believe everyone who loves travel will usually make it their mission to try the local dishes of the places they visit. If you visit Sendai, there is one special dish that you simply cannot leave unt[...]

LIFESTYLE

Sing your heart out in Sendai

2017年7月19日 Tohoku Ambassador Club

I bet you think that going out in Japan, wherever and whatever it is, will cost you a ton of money, right? In Japan, most of the time this is (sadly) true, as many places and activities in Japan are m[...]

PEOPLE

Meeting TOHOKU: Jung Kihyun

2017年7月14日2017年7月18日 Jess Hallams

Meet Jung Kihyun, young backpacker/activist from Korea. Jung is not just your average backpacker. As many do, Jung fell in love with traveling after his first trip overseas and has been on the road fo[...]

PEOPLE

The story of a flower, a fruit and a first-time farmer

2017年7月11日2017年7月11日 Jess Hallams

Travel can really take you out of your comfort zone as you delve into new and different experiences – it can be completely life changing! No one can attest to this better than the Maruyama famil[...]

TRAVEL

Head over Hills – Mt. Adatara

2017年7月5日 Anandeeta Gurung

Prologue I have always had this fascination for hiking. My earliest memories of hiking are the days when my family lived in Shiga Prefecture of Japan and we would go hiking in the nearby mountains lik[...]

TRAVEL

Double Helix Temple: Sazae-do

2017年7月4日2017年7月4日 Jess Hallams

This is one of those rare, special places which leaves you with that excited tingling feeling you get after encountering a truly unique part of the world. Let’s be honest, Japan (and the Tohoku [...]

TRAVEL

Hunting for Hydrangeas

2017年7月3日2017年8月2日 Jess Hallams

Rainy season is here with a vengeance and it can be hard to find motivation to voluntarily leave the cool safety of air conditioning for the steamy, sticky and sweaty outdoors. On Sunday, I went in se[...]

TRAVEL

Unexpected Adventure Taxi: Hirosaki → Towada

2017年6月28日2017年6月28日 Tohoku Ambassador Club

Early May is a wonderful season to travel through Tohoku. Taking advantage of the Golden Week holidays, all the stars seemed to align for a memorable trip; enjoying a Sakura festival in beautiful weat[...]

LIFESTYLE

Tohoku Recipe: Yamagata Cherry Ice-cream

2017年6月27日2017年6月27日 Piangrawee (Erk) Santivongskul

Turn down the temperature, Tohoku Style! Hi everyone! The weather in Sendai is getting hotter and hotter every day. This has got cold and refreshing food on my mind all the time! So today I want to sh[...]

TRAVEL

A Beautiful Mistake: Goshikinuma

2017年6月27日2017年6月27日 Jess Hallams

Having lived in Fukushima for over three years I might be slightly biased, but I can say with confidence that this little piece of paradise in the central mountains is one of the most beautiful places[...]