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...
Accommodation Sekizenkan Ryokan Aline Laborde If you are after an authentic Japanese hot spring experience, Sekizenkan Ryokan, an ‘onsen ryokan’, should be one of your top...
Activities Dancing for Amaterasu Meredith Lescoe One day, back when the gods still lived on the Japanese islands, Susanoo (god of the seas) greatly upset his sister Amaterasu...
10 Transportation Hirosaki Station Hannah Bambra Hirosaki Station is surprisngly large considering the city's small population of around 180,000. This JR East station service...
6 Culture Cosmos in the Kumamoto countryside Mandy Bartok The arrival of autumn signals the blooming of cosmos on the slopes of Mt Aso and the surrounding hills. These pink and fuschi...
12 Activities Namco Land Michael Flemming Video game amusement centers in Japan aren't too far departed from arcades found in America, but they are full of delightful ...
Activities Chidokan Hannah Warren Chidokan was the school for the sons of the Shonai clan, which dominated Tsuruoka during the Edo era. It was established in 1...
10 Activities Kadena Marina Complex Michael Flemming The Kadena Marina Complex located on the North China Sea is a hidden recreational gem in plain sight right off of Route 58 i...
Activities Round 1 Ginowan City Michael Flemming The Round 1 Sports and Entertainment Stadium is like a Dave and Busters - or if you must, a Chuck E. Cheese's - that's seven ...
Food Sanpoutei in Koide Rufus Starbuck A gluttonous friend recently revealed to me that he makes a stop on his way back to his hometown, pulling off the expressway ...
