Tabi-bito · A personal exhibit
A record of my own travels across 18 prefectures — the raw material behind every Blueprint. Each of these can become the seed of a trip built for you.
2024 · AUTUMN · 12–14 DAYS
Tokyo · Toyama · Kanazawa · Osaka
Everyone asks for Tokyo and Osaka — this connects them by the Hokuriku line instead of the crowded Golden Route. Samurai lanes and gold-leaf workshops in Kanazawa, alpine Toyama, and a seaside train ride so cinematic it feels lifted from a Ghibli film: the Japan most Canadian itineraries never reach.
Travel stories coming soon
2025 · SPRING · 6 DAYS
Takamatsu · Onomichi · Hiroshima · Himeji
Spring 2025 across the Setouchi region — a couple of days in Takamatsu and Shikoku, slow walks in Onomichi, Hiroshima at its calmest, and Himeji Castle on the way back to Osaka. The Marine Liner express skims the Seto Inland Sea and makes every window feel like a painting.
Travel stories coming soon
2025 · SPRING · 8 DAYS
Kagoshima · Fukuoka · Ōita
Subtropical Kyushu, linked end to end by Japan's most beautiful sightseeing trains — the Ibusuki no Tamatebako down the southern coast, the Yufuin no Mori through the mountains, and the Sonic express racing the shoreline back to Fukuoka.
Travel stories coming soonInspiration, not a menu
These trips are mine. Yours will be its own thing — built for your pace, your dates, and the parts of Japan you're most curious about.
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