Set on the shores of Japan’s Honshu Island, Hiroshima is a modern city with a rich, dark history. As the first city in history to be hit by an atomic bomb, Hiroshima was almost entirely destroyed in August 1945. But the city was gradually rebuilt, only…
Sapporo is one of Japan's coolest cities. The capital of the northernmost island region of Hokkaido, Sapporo has a fairly recent history, and is famous for its annual snow and ice festival which sees millions of visitors coming to admire the sculptures and light shows. There's…
Yokohama isn't the capital city of Japan, but it is the country's second largest city. Right next door to Tokyo, it's Yokohama that first saw Western encroachment on Japan's sakoku (closed borders) policy. For that reason, there's a whole lot of history to learn about here.…
Japan is renowned as an expansive country of cherry blossoms, sashimi, sake and warm and kind people. It’s on most adventurous travelers' bucket lists! Hiroshima doesn’t have quite the same shiny reputation. It’s a place with a tragic history of being the first city to be…
Many visitors picture Japan just as a high-tech, compact metropolis full of neon lights and towering skyscrapers. However, Japan’s rich history dates back thousands of years and it’s diverse landscapes proves that it is more than just an industrialized country full of computers and robots. You…