It's time to reflect on the year and celebrate the holiday season! Get Prefectured with Hiroshima, explore a spring time itinerary, and follow along with a few holiday themed stories from Camellia Teahouse in Kyoto.

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

What NOT to do if you lose your Japan Rail Pass, Get Prefectured with Shimane, and explore a 23-day Japan itinerary.

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

It's Yamaguchi time! Get Prefectured with Yamaguchi and celebrate the opening of the Studio Ghibli Park. Plus a story from Camellia Teahouse in Kyoto.

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

Get Prefectured with Fukuoka and dive into a list that Polygon wrote about 15 anime you can binge in a weekend.

Check out the Polygon article "The best one-season anime to watch in a weekend" at https://www.polygon.com/22762260/best-anime-one-season

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

It's all about the bats in this spooky episode of the podcast! In the news the repairs are almost done on the Great Torii Gate in Hiroshima and someone drove into Japan's oldest toilet - yup! Get Prefectured with Nagasaki and learn about bat yokai with a story from Camellia Teahouse.

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

In this episode I read through someone's travel itinerary who wanted help and advice. Did they plan too much for each day? And Get Prefectured with Saga!

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

Japan travel resumes in October! Get all the available details here and Get Prefectured with Oita! And explore the Bamboo Temple with a story from Camellia Teahouse!

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

Kick off the podcast with a Get Prefectured! Learn all about Kumamoto Castle, Mount Aso, and Kurokawa Onsen. After a Story from the Teahouse I give my reactions to this week's Nintendo Direct! Are you ready to farm?!

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

Get some TINDER CHIKI at Japan's very own Tinder Konbini for a limited time. Use a spoon that makes food taste saltier. I can't make this stuff up! Get Prefectured with Miyazaki Prefecture and a learn about Kyoto's Shikoku Pilgrimage with a story from Camellia Teahouse. ALSO, possible big reopening soon is hitting this week? Japan might fully reopen?! It's all right here!

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0

Episode 12 of the Japan Longing Club Podcast features new details on "guideless travel agency" trips and features a Camellia Teahouse story on Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker, a woman who helped save Japan's seaweed industry. This is one story you shouldn't miss!

Send me your Japan travel stories and questions to [email protected] or on Twitter @LongingClub.

Check out the amazing posts (with pictures!) from Camellia Tea Ceremony on Twitter @camelliakyoto and visit their website https://tea-kyoto.com/ for more information about authentic Kyoto tea ceremonies with an authentic touch!

Song : Daystar - Puberty on a summer day / https://youtu.be/7rwxq1CmZhI

Song : Daystar - Fluffy / https://youtu.be/X_iSipLXcg0