Culture Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Passing by Utsunomiya Station? Perhaps you are a resident of Utsunomiya, entrenched in your everyday habits. It’s worth your ...
Accommodation Japan's Best of the Best Onsen Julian Bohler Taiyo no Sato: Bettei Umi to Mori was voted Japan's number one high end ryokan in 2014. Located just a couple of hours East o...
Food Rive Gauche: Vietnamese Restaurant Cherie Pham Sophisticated Vietnamese dining can be found in Osaka's business district, Yodoyabashi, just one stop on the Midosuji subway ...
Food Ochiai: Suburb or Ramen Oasis? Laura Welch Ochiai is an area twenty minutes from Sendai Station with a concentration of ramen shops.
Accommodation KAI Matsumoto Rebecca Bourke Experience 13 different kinds of onsen and traditional Japanese design at a luxury Japanese hotel.
Culture Wild Horses of Cape Shiriya Rebecca Daum Cape Shiriya is known for the wild horses that live there. You can pet horses, see breath-taking scenery, and enjoy a histor...
Activities Hiking Mt. Hiwada, Saitama Todd Wojnowski Mt. Hiwada in Saitama is a beautiful place for a day hike. The forested mountain is notable for its two magnificent torii gat...
Activities Tonogayato Garden in Kokubunji Valerie Kor The Tonogayato Garden in Kokubunji, Tokyo, was constructed in 1915 by a landscape gardener called “Sengoku,” and originally d...
Accommodation Hotel Ravie Kawaryo John Carter With so many options in Ito finding a hotel that's both cheap and comfortable with excellent facilities may sound difficult b...