Christopher Phillips

All About Christopher Phillips: A Welshman living in Japan, who has a passion for craft beer as well as homebrewing.
Also enjoys the outdoors, including bikepacking, hiking and climbing.
Lives with 4 wonderful Jack Russell terriers, so is never bored.

What I like about Japan: Japanese craft beer, food, nature (beaches, mountains, river, lakes), people, the infrastructure, safety and how relatively easy it is to travel. Oh, and karaoke!

10 Japanese Craft Beers You Must Know (Drink!)

Excellent craft beers are springing up from small breweries all over Japan. Choosing just ten is an impossible task, but we've given it a shot.

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All About Weird Japan

Japan is a weird and wonderful place! These videos from Wanderlist are just a small taste of what you can expect when you visit!

Stories to Experience National Parks of Japan

More than just a collection of some of the country's most stunning landscapes, Japan's National Parks tell the story of the diverse ways in which Japanese culture developed in harmony with nature throughout the centuries.

Spring in Tohoku

Food, history and some incredible late-blooming cherry blossoms—Tohoku in spring has it all!

All About Cherry Blossoms in Japan

Savor the 'sakura' nation.

All About Japan's Temples & Shrines

Explore Japan's enduring spiritual history.