Sep 8, 2026|4 min|traveljapanfoodsapporoSapporo for a Return to Japan: Choose Hokkaido on PurposeWhy Sapporo is on my next-Japan shortlist after Tokyo, Kansai, Nagano, and Kyushu, with a planning approach built around season, food, and one regional base.
Sep 7, 2026|3 min|traveljapankyushuA Fukuoka and Nagasaki Itinerary With Two Places to UnpackPlan a Fukuoka and Nagasaki itinerary with two hotel bases, time for both cities, and the Relay Kamome to Kamome transfer at Takeo-onsen explained.
Sep 8, 2026|3 min|traveljapanhotelsOne Hotel Base or Several in Japan? Count the Return JourneysDecide when to keep one hotel base in Japan and when to move, using Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, rail connections, luggage delivery, and the timing of your days.
Jul 14, 2026|6 min|traveljapanNagasaki Is a City That Remembers QuietlyA trip report from Nagasaki — the atomic bomb museum that doesn't shout, a Christian history older than most Americans realize, and a compact port city that reminded me of Wellington.
Jul 7, 2026|5 min|traveljapanfoodFukuoka Is the Kitchen Japan Doesn't Know It HasA trip report from Fukuoka — hakata ramen, omakase with fish I couldn't name, two luxury hotels, and why Kyushu's capital makes a stronger case than Osaka.
