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The confusing enjoyment of our day-trip bus tour from downtown Tokyo to Yamanashi [Photos]

Casey Baseel
Sep 14, 2026
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This bus tour wasn’t exactly what we’d expected, but it turned out to be something we wanted.

Japan
(beautiful • bus tours • buses • COK • flowers • food • fruit • Heidi • Japan travel • nature • peaches • shingen mochi • SNJO • Sunflowers • sweets • tourism • travel • Yamanashi)

Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir

Elliot Hale
Jul 2, 2026

Conquer Japan’s tallest mountain in style with a lineup born from the restoration of an ancient pilgrimage path.

Japan
(COK • Fujimichi • Fujiyoshida • hiking • hiking gear • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mt Fuji hiking • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji hiking trails • Mt. Fuji Re-Style Project • Salomon • Yamanashi • Yoshidaguchi Trail)

Mt. Fuji decorated with a 500,000-flower pink carpet is Japan’s ultimate spring view

Elliot Hale
Apr 10, 2026

With mirrors, art installations, and a Peter Rabbit garden, this festival is the perfect day trip from Tokyo.

Japan
(beautiful • COK • festival • field sakura • flower festival • flowers • Fuji Five Lakes • Fuji Motosuko Resort • Fuji Shibazakura Festival • Lake Motosu • Mt. Fuji • nature • Shibazakura • tourism • tourist spots • travel • Yamanashi)

Secret tourist stop in Japan has a lift car that whisks you away to a mystery mountain destination

Oona McGee
Nov 15, 2025

If you haven’t visited a Michi no Eki roadside station in Japan yet, you’re missing out.

Japan
(hidden gem • lift car • Maro • michi no eki • roadside stations • SNJO • tourist site • tourists sites • trains • travel • Yamanashi • Yamanashi Prefecture)

Unique inclined elevator in Japan leads to a town that inspired Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away

Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2025

Sloping elevator transports you to a magical world in the sky.

Japan
(Commore • Commore Bridge • Commore Shiotsu • elevators • hidden gem • inclined elevator • SNJO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • travel • Yamanashi)

Craft your own edible Mt. Fuji with Yamanashi’s Blue Udon

Master Blaster
Sep 15, 2025

Udon is going through its blue period.

Japan
(blue • food • Fujisan Product • Mt. Fuji • Noodles • souvenirs • udon • Yamanashi)

A daytime visit to Tokyo’s “station of despair” to look for demon lairs【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 3, 2025

Just because this trip to Otsuki didn’t go as planned doesn’t mean it didn’t go well.

Japan
(Ahiruneko • COK • hiking • Momotaro • nature • Otsuki • Otsuki Station • outdoors • SNJO • station of despair • tourism • travel • Yamanashi)

Hey, Japanese taxi driver! Take us to the best sakura site in Yamanashi Prefecture!

Oona McGee
Apr 18, 2025

Local tip-off takes us to a hanami cherry blossom viewing site that’s yet to be discovered by overseas tourists.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • COK • flower viewing • hanami • Hey Japanese taxi driver • hidden gems • off the beaten path • off the beaten track • peach blossoms • sakura • SNJO • spring • taxi • taxis • tourist sites • travel • Yamanashi • Yamanashi Prefecture)

This secret spring flower-viewing spot in Japan is yet to be discovered by international tourists

Oona McGee
Apr 11, 2025

Escape the crowds at this spectacular hidden “togenkyo”.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • COK • flower viewing • flowers • Fuefuki • hanami • hidden gems • Peach • peach blossoms • sakura • SNJO • Togenkyo • tourist sites • travel • Yamanashi • Yamanashi Prefecture)

The top 9 sakura cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan that you should know about

Oona McGee
Apr 4, 2025

The best seasonal events and hidden sites for an unforgettable hanami experience.

Japan
(Aichi • cherry blossoms • Gaisen sakura • hanami • Okayama • oldest sakura in Japan • Osaka • Saitama • sakura • Shiga • Tochigi • tourism • travel • Yamanashi • Yamataka Jindai Zakura)

Cost to climb Mt. Fuji doubles, some hikers may have to pass test before getting on trail

Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2025

Price to climb Mt Fuji doubles from Yamanashi side, Shizuoka side to charge tolls for first time.

Japan
(COK • hiking • hiking Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Fuji trails • nature • outdoors • Shizuoka • tourism • travel • Yamanashi)

Mt Fuji Radar Dome Museum puts you inside a blizzard at the summit

Oona McGee
Feb 27, 2025

A simulation for the summit-curious that’ll literally blow you away.

Japan
(experiences • extreme weather • Fuji • hiking • Japan experiences • mountain climbing • Mt Fuji Radar • Mt Fuji Radar Dome • Mt. Fuji • simulation • SNJO • tourist sites • travel • weather • Yamanashi)

Mt Fuji convenience store becomes “lawless zone” as tourists hurl abuse at security guards

SoraNews24
Nov 27, 2024

Tensions run high as town grapples to avoid a major accident.

Japan
(blackout screen • cars • convenience stores • Fuji Lawson • Fujikawaguchiko • Lawson • Mt. Fuji • news • overtourism • roads • tourism • traffic • travel • Yamanashi)

Gem hunting: A top Japanese activity more tourists need to know about

Oona McGee
Dec 22, 2023

Walk away with garnets, amethysts, rubies and sapphires at this little-known tourist spot.

Japan
(COK • gems • gemstones • jewels • SNJO • tourism • tourist site • tourist sites • tourist spots • travel • Yamanashi)

Landlocked Japanese prefecture creates a new kind of fish, so how does it taste as sashimi?

Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2023

That might look like salmon, but it’s actually Fujinosuke.

Japan
(COK • food • Fujinosuke • Otsuki • salmon • sashimi • SNJO • sushi • taste test • travel • Yamanashi)

Does the Blue Mt Fuji Curry taste as terrifying as it looks?

Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2023

We go on a trek to conquer this mountain of curry, and end up learning something in the process.

Japan
(blue curry • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • food • Fuji • Fujisan • fun • Japanese curry • Japanese food • Mt. Fuji • retort curry • review • SNJO • souvenirs • taste test • Yamanashi)

Visiting the Kikyoya Shingen Mochi theme park takes some planning–but it’s a stop worth making!

Dale Roll
Jul 6, 2023

Learn from our mistakes to make the best of your visit to this Yamanashi attraction!

Japan
(factory tours • Fuefuki • Japanese sweets • kikyo shingen mochi • mochi • shingen mochi • sweets • Yamanashi)

Starbucks Japan brings back three regional-exclusive Jimoto Frappuccinos for a limited time

Oona McGee
Aug 4, 2022

Only three prefectures have been deemed worthy of a re-release.

Japan
(47 Jimoto Frappuccino • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • Ishikawa • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • Okinawa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • Yamanashi)

Sweet mochi beer? Yamanashi sweets maker teams up with craft brewer for Kuromitsu Black

Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2022

Far Yeast Brewing takes inspiration from Shingen Mochi for a unique new craft beer.

Japan
(alcohol • beer • COK • craft beer • drinks • Far Yeast Brewing • haruka takagi • Kikyoya • mochi • shingen mochi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird • Yamanashi)

The poop ice cream to end all poop ice creams

SoraNews24
Jul 21, 2022

This weird Japanese dessert flushes all the others down the drain.

Japan
(COK • food • ice cream • Japanese food • poo • poo emoji • poop • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • unagi • unko • weird • Yamanashi)

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