Activities Japanese Imperial Graves in Nara Paul Hackshaw Japanese kofun are keyhole shaped imperial grave sites that are sprinkled all over the Nara area and are said to hold the rem...
Shopping Tobe Pottery Traditional Industry Hall Anonymous Tobe Pottery Traditional Industry Hall is one of the best places in Tobe to see old and modern Tobe-yaki. You can also buy ce...
Shopping Mitsukoshi Department Store Anonymous Mitsukoshi Department Store is an eight-story cathedral to shopping. But if you don't want to shop, you can play futsal on th...
Culture Yokohama Museum of Cultural History Tomoko Kamishima The Yokohama Prefectural Museum of Cultural History features great exhibits and lovely architecture. Amazingly, the building ...
Activities The Battle of Okehazama Chris Glenn 2,500 samurai trounced an army of 35,000 in what became known as the Battle of Okehazama. It was one of Oda Nobunaga’s finest...
Shopping Takatori Castle Ruins Paul Hackshaw The remains of a huge castle complex in the south part of Nara. Only the stone foundations remain but you can get an idea of ...
Culture Pizza making at Kuma Kogen Anonymous Eating handmade pizza looking out over a mountainside, with the sun filtering through red maple leaves, is an experience to b...
Activities Mikawa Bushi and Ieyasu Museum Chris Glenn Proud, stoic, loyal strong. These are the attributes of the Mikawa Bushi, samurai of the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa who becam...
Culture Yokohama Yamate's Berrick Hall Tomoko Kamishima Berrick Hall in Yokohama's Yamate area is a beautiful old-style Spanish and art deco house.
Nightlife Noge: Feel the Heat and Feel the Beat of Yokohama Yumi Imai The Noge district in Yokohama is a great drinking and jazz spot.
