Possibly the most iconic view of Japan, Mount Fuji is the highest volcano in the country and a regular bucket list destination for any adventure seeker visiting the country of the rising sun. Hiking Mount Fuji should be a must on your list too! Hiking Mount Fuji with no guide was my favourite adventure of…
If there was one destination in Japan that surprised me for its tranquility and beauty that was Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, right outside Kyoto. Known by the locals simply as Biwako. Biwako is the largest freshwater lake in Japan and one of the oldest lakes in the world dating to some 4 million years…
Kon’nichiwa! After slow-travelling for two months in this beautiful country is easy to say that there are so many incredible places to visit in Japan, and there are many more places I want to visit over there as I consider that in all of that time I may have only seen about half of the…
One of the places I enjoyed the most during my adventures backpacking in Japan was the small island of Naoshima. If you love art and nature this is definitely a place you must visit! Naoshima is a great success story. As with many rural environments all over the world, it was going downhill until in…
Backpacking in Japan is full of adventures and great places to visit. Miyajima is one of them and there are quite a few things to do on the island! Because of its horrific history, a common destination on every backpacker when in Japan is the city of Hiroshima. From there, a good alternative when in…
Japan is not the most backpacking-friendly destination when it comes to travelling on a budget, but that doesn’t mean you should skip this incredible country! if you stick to go hitchhiking in Japan your adventures’ budget will be able to breath a lot…and you will meet wonderful people in between! Compared to most Asian countries,…