A day trip to the port town of Yokohama opens up a portal to Hawaii and China.

Nara was once Japan’s capital city, and is home to heritage sites and plenty to see and do – a lot of them free!

We visit Uji, the city in Japan that produces the world’s best matcha, to try some interesting matcha dishes and learn more about matcha.

We visit Nagahama to try their famous fermented funazushi fish and for a wander around the peaceful Kurokabe Square.

We gorge on Okayama’s fresh locally-caught fish, a huge fresh melon parfait, and demi-glace deep-fried pork cutlet rice bowls demi katsudon.

We visit Busan’s GamCheon Culture Village and TaeJongDae Park for a look into mountain vs sea attractions.