15+ YEARS OF A LESSER KNOWN JAPAN
an intimate, detailed account of a multitude of travels exploring a lesser known Japan, with an occasional foray into the popular. With over 15 years of living in Japan, all 47 prefectures were finally completed in early 2025, with multiple visits to numerous prefectures, to discover and traverse a path less travelled across the years.
Hours spent carefully researching, meticulously planning personal travels, working with various tourism boards and local communities, falling in love with the world of onsen. This independent website-zine blog is for those who want to discover the real Japan, who want to travel the further flung, who appreciate a slower pace of travel, who love good food & who wish to experience the relaxing world of Japan’s onsen ryokan. The adventures shared here have all been personally experienced by me and are my own personal reflections. More about my story can be found here.
EXPLORE JAPAN’S 47 PREFECTURES
Be inspired to travel through all of the country’s stunning nine regions and remote islands to experience and embrace all that Japan has to offer — from remote island paradises, to picturesque rural vistas, to imposing, majestic mountain landscapes, to soaking in healing onsen waters, to the hustle and bustle of major cities paired with the beauty of history and ancient tradition and the elegance of modern luxury.
SOAK AWAY IN HEALING ONSEN WATERS
Read through our favourite adventures travelling across the country — from staying in relaxing onsen towns and ryokan, wonderfully renovated kominka and machiya, cozy boutique properties or meeting master artisans and local people hearing their stories and lives to tasting the most delicious Japanese cuisine in the country from cheap, yummy eats to splurge worthy omakase and kaiseki experiences .
DISCOVER FAVOURITE DESTINATIONS
Read through our other favourite adventures travelling across Japan — from wonderfully renovated kominka and machiya, cozy boutique properties, roadtripping or cycling away, or meeting master artisans and local people hearing their stories and lives to tasting the most delicious Japanese cuisine in the country from cheap, yummy eats to splurge worthy omakase and kaiseki experiences .
THE BOOK: ONSEN & RYOKAN OF JAPAN
This book delves deeper into Japan’s onsen ryokan culture, history & legends — A 256pg hardcover stitchbound book filled with eloquent narratives, stunning photography detailing onsen ryokan experiences across the country, many that have never been heard of outside Japan. From the local, traditional, rustic, family run to opulent, modern & luxurious premises, there is something for everyone.
