Beauty & Spa Oyasu Ravine Justin Velgus The Oyasu area is famous for its volcanic activity deep down in the Earth. The area is strewn with heated pools of water and ...
Food Maison de croissant Michelle Ishiki Macrobiotic, vegan lunches made without meat, fish, white sugar or dairy products are offered everyday for lunch. The grocery...
Activities Yokohama Cosmo World Amusement Park Todd Wojnowski Yokohama Cosmo World is an amusement park in the center of Minato Mirai, and includes the giant Ferris wheel that is a promin...
Accommodation Setoda Private Hostel Matthew Iannarone If you're planning to cross the Shimanami Kaido, it's best to stay overnight on one of the islands, and Setoda Private Hostel...
10 Activities Kinchakuda - Spider Lily Heaven Josef Diermair Kinchakuda is famous for red spider lily. Located close to Chichibu in Saitama, it's easy to reach by the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
12 Culture Hiroshima Umeshu Festival 2012 Emmie Tsumura The Hiroshima Umeshu Festival is an annual event held at the beginning of October, celebrating the plum wine-making tradition...
Activities Saijo Sake Festival 2026 Ciara Long Two days of food stalls, live music, entertainment and over 900 types of sake from all over Japan.
Activities Kayaking down the Anbo River Sarah Mathews River kayaking in Anbo - the water is amazingly clear, the scenery beautiful, and you may even be lucky enough to spot a flyi...
12 Activities Winter at Lake Onuma Peter Sidell Half an hour from Hakodate on Japan's Hokkaido island, in winter Lake Onuma freezes over and the whole area is deeply blanket...
Activities Visit to Genbikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Genbikei Gorge is located to the west of Ichinoseki, which is where you’ll get off the bullet train if you come from Tokyo.
