One-day trips in the Chubu Region: Gero Onsen

BY Paul Koehler February 18th, 2012 • 0 COMMENTS
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It goes without saying that Japan is blessed with numerous hot springs. There's no better season than winter to relax and enjoy soaking in hot water - whether inside or outside. When it comes to the Chubu Region, the most famous of these hot springs is arguably Gero Onsen, locate ...

One-day trips in the Chubu Region: Sakushima

BY Paul Koehler December 30th, 2011 • 0 COMMENTS
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When most people imagine Aichi Prefecture, they often think of Toyota or of an industrial heartland not unlike that of the Midwestern United States. What a lot of people are not aware of is that it is also home to some islands that feel like they are worlds away from such surroun ...

Vietnam

BY Mark H. Campbell October 29th, 2011 • 1 COMMENTS
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I decided to keep the R&R in Asia this year. I scraped up some air miles, booked a flight to Ho Chi Minh (previously Saigon) via Seoul, and I was on my way. I did almost no real research before I went. I knew practically nothing about Vietnam. I was a clean slate. I landed in ...

Hidden Treasures in Aichi – Himakajima

BY Achim Runnebaum August 1st, 2011 • 0 COMMENTS
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The Cherry Blossoms are long gone, and temperatures are getting warmer by the day...that can only mean summertime is on us once again. If you’re looking to get out of the sweltering concrete jungle that is Nagoya, you could do the usual thing and go to Irago... but everybody doe ...