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North of Tokyo, crossing up through Honshu Island, the Tohoku region is one of Japan’s most preserved havens. This traditional heritage and the region’s abundant wild landscapes, from snowy mountains to lush forests and rocky shorelines, makes it an ideal destination to enjoy onsen.
JR East and JR West have announced an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture to Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, which officially opened on March 16, 2024. Here are a few fun things that you can do along the way!
Sustainability has been a hot topic in recent times, with people, places, and countries becoming more environmentally aware of waste and plastic usage. Especially in terms of single use plastics and plastic water bottles, the movement to reduce the number used is growing. We talked with Robin and Mariko, who created the company mymizu, which through its app helps people to find water refill stations all across Japan and the UK to limit plastic usage.
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