Our last day in Miyazaki starts early. There’s a place I’ve wanted to visit since looking into our travels in Miyazaki. Takachiho Gorge is famous for its gorgeous ravines. There are turquoise blue boats you can rent for a unique perspective of the gorge. The previous night, we learned on

From the 29th of April to early May, a string of consecutive holidays called Golden Week (GW) takes place yearly in Japan. This year’s abdication of the Emperor and the subsequent succession meant that this Golden Week would be extended to the first ten consecutive days off around the country. This

The change of weather into hotter days has given me more opportunities to explore areas of Oita prefecture that haven’t yet visited. That’s exactly what I did on a beautiful 22-degree Sunday. A 20-minute drive takes me to Bungotakada, where Showa no Machi (昭和の町) is. The popular shopping district preserves

We are lucky to be in Kyushu, as it homes some of the most famous pottery styles and techniques in all of Japan. One of these is Onta-yaki, a small town rich in decades of pottery history. On a cool, cloudy weekend day, we took a 2 hour drive to