Category: Japan

When to go: March-May for spring and cherry blossoms and September-November for fall foliage Immigration and Visas: Visas are not required for US tourists staying up to 90 days. Always verify the latest requirements...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Hakodate – Sendai – Nikko We arrived Hakodate in the late afternoon and our first stop was a cable car ride to the top of Mt Hakodate for a magnificent...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Sapporo – Norboribetsu We began our three-week tour of Japan in Tokyo and went south to Nagasaki. Now at the end of our small group tour we were ready to...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Hiroshima – Nagasaki We were a bit apprehensive to go to Hiroshima and Nagasaki considering the US history in these areas, but no one appeared to be particularly bothered by...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Matsuyama – Miyajima Island Matsuyama Castle on Mt Katsu is situated right in the middle of the city of Matsuyama. It is atop a mountain, but not to worry, there...

Travel Advice for Senors: Takamatsu – Himeji We headed out on the bullet train or Shinkansen, to our next stop at Himeji, in route to Takamatsu. Interestingly, the Shinkansen was a themed “Hello Kitty”...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Koyasan Monastary Koyasan, located atop Mount Koya is an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kukai for the study and practice of Esoteric Buddhism. According to...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Takayama The beautiful city of Takayama is home to plenty of interesting sights as well as the beauty of its historic neighborhoods in dark wood. The narrow streets of its...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Hakone – Mount Fji Mount Fuji is a “must see” simply because it is so meaningful to the Japanese people. The area around it is brimming with hot springs, but...

Travel Advice for Seniors: Tokyo Tokyo is one of the places that we’ve always wanted to go, and it seems once you get there you don’t want to leave! It is very much an...