Food Kasuké Restaurant Hannah Warren Kasuke Hoshino was the man who opened the first Hoshino Onsen Ryokan, a simple ryokan on the site of the current resort, over...
Food Pondichery Minami-Aoyama David Parmer Pondichery in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama serves delicious south Indian cooking in a vibrant atmosphere.
Culture Oshima Island Anonymous Oshima—‘Big Island’—lies off Imabari in the Seto Inland Sea. It’s accessed by the Shimanami Kaido expressway via a suspension...
Transportation Matsuyama Trams and Botchan Train Anonymous In Matsuyama, be sure to ride the groaning 1950s trams and the puffing Botchan Train. Travel in retro style, if not the great...
Accommodation Hotel Wellness Yokoteji Christie Petrakopoulou Hotel Wellness Yokoteji: First class hotel with outstanding service in Yokote, Akita Prefecture
Culture The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura Joe Peters Tsuchiura City is about 50 km or so northeast of Tokyo. It is located near Lake Kasumigaura, which is Japan's second largest ...
Beauty & Spa Sukayu Onsen Justin Velgus For over three hundred years the Sukayu Onsen in the Hakkoda mountains has been an ideal place to relax. Also called the 1000...
Shopping Seiryu no Sato Hijikawa Road Station Anonymous Seiryu no Sato Hijikawa is a Road Station with a restaurant, food stalls, restrooms, and a farmer's market. The name means “h...
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 Tsubaki Jinja Anonymous The imposing Tsubaki Shrine just south of central Matsuyama is a good place to see the regular performance of Shinto worship.
