Culture Iwaya-ji Temple Anonymous If there’s one temple you really should visit in Ehime, Iwaya-ji is it. Its location against a pock-marked cliff inspires awe.
Culture Okayama Orphan Asylum Kenji Chida Okayama City has a lot of history but one of the hidden gems is the remains of the Okayama Orphange. Founded by Juji Ishii du...
Culture Tokyo Metro Museum Ben Soonthornwacharin Tokyo Metro Museum is an interesting homage to the metro, well worth the visit for any rail fan and anybody interested in the...
Culture Fill Up at Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum Aleisha Riboldi The Shin Yokohama Ramen museum is a museum dedicated to noodles. Well, truthfully, it's less a museum and more a glorified ra...
Culture Mitsuhama Old Town Area Anonymous Mitsuhama in Matsuyama is one of the few places in Japan where you can still see buildings dating from the Edo, Meiji, Taisho...
Culture Bamboo Harvesting in Mabi Town Judith Mikami I'd like to introduce you to the long history of bamboo harvesting. Done in the spring season and when you drive around Mabi ...
Culture Kinojo Castle Overlooking Soja City Judith Mikami Kinojo Castle is perched on the mountain top. When you are walking up to the castle ruins you can stop at advantage points to...
Culture Former Iwasaki Residence & Garden Tomoko Kamishima British architect Josiah Conder, the father of modern Japanese architecture, was invited to Japan in 1877. The former Iwasaki...
Culture A Day at Katsurahama Beach Dana Vielmetti Katsurahama--much more than a beach. Enjoy stunning views of the Pacific, an aquarium, the Ryoma Sakamoto Museum, dog fightin...
Culture Shimanami Kaido Highway Anonymous The Shimanami Kaido is a highway over the Seto Inland Sea, with spectacular suspension bridges crossing a chain of islands be...
