Culture Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Simona Zavadckyte Wazuka is a traditional Japanese tea town, with picturesque scenery and mind-clearing, heart-warming Japanese tea. Its tea in...
Culture Nishinoshima Part of Oki Islands Nicola Jones Nishinoshima is not a small, round, flat island, so you will need to do a little planning if you want to make the most of you...
Culture Maruoka Castle Bryan Baier Built in 1576, this hilltop castle is the oldest remaining castle in Japan
Activities Traffic-Free Riverside Route JJ Walsh Run, walk or cycle this beautiful, city center route
Culture A Stroll Through Sankei-En Garden Larry Knipfing Sankei-En Garden is a great place to bring special guests, who are always impressed by this very quiet, serene, setting of Ja...
Area Tobe Anonymous To most Japanese people, Tobe (砥部) calls to mind Tobe-yaki, a type of ceramic known throughout Japan. People tend to imagin...
Area Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura is pure Japan. Often called “the little Kyoto”, Kamakura has hundreds of temples scattered around the hilly, green c...
Food Rin Nouvelle Japonaise, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rin Nouvelle Japonaise is a stylish restaurant with reasonably priced food and dri...
Food Hirokawa & Dining Out in Arashiyama Erik OBrien Foods Choices in Arashiyama. Serene eating encounters with eel or energy of the masses