Matt's Yamanashi Life

Its still another 4 weeks away until our first 2015 peaches are ready to be enjoyed. Im looking forward to a juicy peach almost as much a...

After doing some research and making delicious Kiwifruit sweets on a daily basis for Farmers Blend, I thought I would pull together a...

Part 2 of 2 Moving on from where we left off last time, you had a few too many wines at Budo no Oka which has made you think everything...

Part one -the recovery steps after visiting Budo no Aka After the blog on Budo no Oka, I’m going to enlighten you on two special...

As a New Zealander, we are always after a bargain. In Yamanashi there are many and if you’re after a day to sample some of Japans best...

Compared to 2014, this year there has not been ridiculous amounts of snow in Yamanashi, but there has been enough to get out and have...

There are a few angry individuals who have visited me recently that didn’t get a chance to check out to this place. Nestled under MT Fuji...

Winter in Japan means the indoor heat is turned to a level that is almost as ridiculous as the TV show Finding Bigfoot. If you think...

I know many people who love to have their own special place in the world, whether its a special fishing spot, a slot machine, a...

Everyone knows you can enjoy fresh fish in Japan, there’s plenty of information out there for you to learn about that topic. This post is...