6 Activities Nikko's Lovely White Birch Larry Knipfing This story focuses on a simple thing of beauty--the white birch. There are many in Nikko, especially in Senjogahara and Odaji...
Food Shizen-men Oitate Jeannie Gan A restaurant that boasts of using the safest and natural ingredients in its menu and based on the Yakuzen concept.
10 Culture Fountainhead of Nikko Yumoto Onsen Tomoko Kamishima It is said that Priest Shodo who discovered most of the inner Nikko area also discovered a fountainhead in Yumoto in 788. He ...
Activities Noma Horse Highland Anonymous Noma-uma Highland is a facility for preserving a rare breed of working pony. It also doubles as a tourist attraction where ch...
Activities Fujiyama Health and Culture Park Anonymous Fujiyama Health and Culture Park has it all—a huge open lawn space, gardens, a children’s playground, lakes, and a prehistori...
Food Chiara Bella Paul Arenson-Kawano Chef Fumi, friendly and gifted, with over 10 years experience in central and southern Italy, cooks up a feast for a reasonabl...
Culture Narita-san in Chiba Miho Kuroda Temples, gardens, gift shops, Japanese traditional restaurants – all these are only minutes away from Narita International Ai...
Beauty & Spa Spa World Ash Quickly becoming a popular tourist draw, Spa World is located in Shinsekai. No one can ever say Osakans aren't innovative in ...
Culture Nikko’s Yunoko Lake Tomoko Kamishima Yunoko Lake is a 3km round lovely lake in inner Nikko. A good walking trail circles the shore, and rental boats are available...
Culture Getting to Know Japan's Oldest Zoo: Ueno Zoo Christopher Harley When you want to go to a zoo in the Tokyo area, your best option is Ueno Zoo. Located in Ueno Park quite close to the station...
