First Taste Japan – Tokyo!

On 26 Mar 202127 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel7 Comments

Folks my final vlog compilation from my 2011 footage is with you today! And it's the big one - Tokyo! I take the Shinkansen and then explore Akihabara and more of Tokyo. So please do check it out! https://youtu.be/r3M__fXrboU Thanks as always and May the Journey Never End!

First Taste Japan – Kyoto and Nara

On 5 Mar 202111 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, Vlog10 Comments

Come and check out my latest video which sees me take my first steps in Japan, reliving memories from 2011!

Snow – Through My Lens!

On 22 Dec 202027 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel14 Comments

Today as Christmas approaches and it's summer in Australia, I'm reminiscing about SNOW!

Visit the Osamu Tezuka Museum in Japan!

On 21 Dec 202024 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel5 Comments

Are you a fan of Manga, and are you possibly a fan of one of the main dudes when it comes to creating Manga and Anime, Mr Osamu Tezuka? Well maybe there is a museum you would like to visit in the Japanese town of Takarazuka!

Sunday Spotlight – Takayama, Japan

On 13 Dec 202024 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel11 Comments

Today I would like to take you to a city in the Gifu prefecture of Japan, destination – Takayama. It's known for it's festivals which feature amazing floats. but there's plenty more to like in this town!

Kesenumma and the Tsunami

On 5 Dec 202013 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan10 Comments

A few days back I wrote a bit about some interesting places in Iwate, Japan that I had visited. I hadn't intended originally on including Kesenumma, but as I wrote I thought about it and included it. I thought today I would provide some reference with a couple of YouTube videos on the tsunami and Kesennuma.

Lava Fields and Ghost Towns – A couple if Gems in Japan’s Northern Honshu

On 30 Nov 202013 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan, travel7 Comments

Japan's Iwate Prefecture offers some really interesting and different kinds of places to visit - from hardened lava below Mount Iwate to an abandoned mining town. Today I also talk a little about the town of Kesenumma which was badly hit by the 2011 tsunami.

Japan – Things to See and Do!

On 19 Nov 20207 Oct 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Japan13 Comments

So I wanted to compile a reasonably comprehensive list of the places I’ve been to in Japan with a short comment/paragraph each. Japan is a great destination. And here is my guide to pretty much everything I've seen in Japan!