When you’re not worrying about managing heavy luggage, you’re free to take that impromptu detour, explore that intriguing side street or spend an extra hour in that museum that caught your eye. Packing light lets you focus on what really matters: making unforgettable memories.

Overtourism in Japan is real. The challenge is finding authentic experiences. Trust us, they're out there. And they're worth seeking out.

Beneath the tourist-trap veneer and the selfie-stick mobs filling Kyoto these days, the old girl's still got it. You just need to know where to look.

The Kansai region is right outside our front door. It’s full of history, culture culinary delights. In just three days, we'd traverse Nara, Uji, Kyoto, and Osaka. It was ambitious, spur of the moment… but isn't that the essence of adventure?

It’s baseball season in Japan. The pros (Nippon Professional Baseball League) have been going since springtime, and the annual summer high school baseball tournament is taking place near Osaka.

In this article we lay out the basics about sushi: what it is, where it comes from and how it’s become Japan’s most famous food beyond its borders.