Accommodation Homestay in Japan Kyle Hedlund A unique way to frame your time in Japan is by doing a homestay with a local family, and Homestay-in-Japan.com can help you a...
Food Mabi Udon Made Fresh Each Day Judith Mikami Udon is one of the best kind of noodles you can eat in Japan. A very hearty meal yet it makes you feel you have eaten healthy...
Area Mino Justin Dart This small community nestled between Gujo City and Seki City grew from a sleepy river port into a world renowned producer of ...
Area Iyo Anonymous In Japan, the names for municipalities bear scant resemblance to entities of the same name in the west. So in Japan, a ‘villa...
Activities Tobe Zoo Anonymous Tobe Zoo sits on a forested hill-top south of Matsuyama. It’s the first zoo to successfully raise a polar bear by human hand ...
Area Yamato-Koriyama Paul Hackshaw Yamato-Koriyama in western Nara is home to one of the few castle ruins in the Nara area, and the remains can be seen just wes...
Food Marutomo Suisan Shop and Restaurant Anonymous Enjoy delicious fresh fish in a festival atmosphere at Marutomo Suisan in Saijo. The sea is just over the wall.
Culture A Visit to the Yokohama Creativecity Center Etsuko Yamada Beautiful old building housing Art Deco art space
Culture Exploring Yamagata the Basho Way Alena Eckelmann Matsuo Basho, an Edo Era Japanese haiku poet (1644-1694) undertook a five-month journey, mainly on foot, to the north of Japan.
