Archive - Letters from Japan

March 2025

Japan Trip Planning Q&A: Part II - Accommodation

A series of posts on Japan trip planning, Part II: Accommodation—answered in ten questions.

Mar 15 •

February 2025

January 2025

Going South: Islands Off an Island

Letters from Japan, January 2025: islands of Kyushu—Yakushima and beyond.

Jan 25 •

Letters from Japan: New Travel Diaries Page for Monthly and Annual Subscribers

January 2025: brief announcement

Jan 13 •

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: Day 4 and the End — the Mighty Asahidake

Travel diaries: December 24th, Day 4 - a visit to Hokkaido`s highest mountain, quick stop at Asahikawa City and wrapping up the series.

Jan 6 •

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: Day 3 — Merry Christmas

Travel diaries: December 23rd, Day 3 - a visit to the Christmas tree.

Jan 4 •

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: Day 2 — The Day of the Ghost Trees

Travel diaries: December 22nd, Day 2 - country roads, ghost trees, and deer tracks.

Jan 3 •

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: Day 1 — Bringing out the Rainbow

Travel diaries: December 21st, Day 1 - arrival at Biei, waterfall visits, soup curry and a yakitori dinner (and Rosebud Motel).

Jan 2 •

December 2024

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: Impossibly Blue—and Icy—Skies of Hokkaido

Hokkaido Travel Diaries: announcement of the new series and look back at 2024.

Dec 29, 2024 •

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