Activities Summer in Sunny Miyakojima Marcella Dita Armilla Spend summer break in tropical Miyakojima
Activities Kakuda City Space Tower Cosmo House Justin Velgus The town of Kakuda in Miyagi Prefecture offers not only relaxed small city charm, but also something for the space enthusiast...
Activities Kita City Asukayama Museum Justin Velgus The Kita City Asukayama Museum is a local history museum in Tokyo's Kita ward. It's exhibits include artifacts and informatio...
Nightlife The Kiwi Tavern Bryan Baier The Kiwi Tavern is the best place in Niigata to have a drink, chill out and chat with someone who speaks your language. And t...
Culture Cultivating Beauty and Love Charlie Badenhop “The beauty of the flowers,” he said, “reminded me of the warmth of my son’s smile. By tending the flowers, I felt I was cont...
Accommodation Yamamizuki Onsen Ryokan Mandy Bartok Of the dozen or so hot springs ryokan clustered into Kurokawa Onsen, you'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. Yamamizuki, ho...
Transportation JR East Tono Station Chris Barnes Tono Station is in the heart of one of Japan's most famous folklore villages.
Culture Dragon Boat Races in Yokohama Todd Wojnowski Yokohama's waterfront Yamashita Park is the site of an annual dragon boat race competition that is a lot of fun to watch.
Beauty & Spa Kappa no Yu Hot Springs Bryan Baier Kappa no Yu Hot Springs is a small onsen located in the functionally uninhabited Yagen Valley with clear blue hot spring wate...
12 Accommodation Ginzan Onsen in Winter Alena Eckelmann Taisho era-style Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture let's you travel back in time
