Japan travel tips 7/8/2015 Gunkanjima,Ukai&Akihabara

To enjoy Japan’s culture, cuisine and scenery, try a Ukai river cruise. While fishing might sound like a boring activity at first, this is anything but that.

Not too far removed from Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Erik Shirai’s The Birth of Saké is a contemplative portrait of a year inside Japan’s Tedorigawa sake brewery.

Akihabara is probably one of the coolest districts in Tokyo and Japan overall. It’s very easy to access it by a JR line train via the a really big station and being hard not to notice the big sign pointing to the Electric town. There is just no way one could get bored in Akihabara.

Cafes are the places you would like to have a short break inside during your stroll along the streets of Japan, or relax yourself leisurely . There are many different kinds of cafes in Japan, each has their own ways to entertain their guests.

This is Gunkanjima (Battleship Island), located in Nagasaki Prefecture (Official name: Hashima Island). This island that flourished for its coal industry closed and became deserted in 1974 when the main source of energy was replaced for oil.