10 Activities Climbing Mount Asahi, Daisetsuzan Nicole Bauer Asahi-dake (Mt. Asahi), which is located in the spectacular Daisetsuzan National Park, is Hokkaido’s highest peak.
13 Activities Shimoda's Coastline, Izu Pensinsula Ben Beechey Shimoda is a city and port in Shizuoka. Shimoda is located at the southern tip of the Izu peninsula about 60 miles southwest ...
Activities Okushiri Island Matt Stormont For visitors to Hokkaido really looking to get away from it all, a visit to Okushiri island off Hokkaido’s west coast should ...
Culture Night Dances at Takachiho Shrine Erin Fitzgerald The Yokagura dances, a tradition passed down for hundreds of years. Gods and goddesses come to life!
12 Activities Rebun Island Scenic Course Nicole Bauer Rebun Island's Four-hour course offers a bit more diversity: Stunning capes, secluded beaches, rare wild flowers and a great ...
Activities Oizumi Ryokuchi Park Aries Lucea Residents of Sakai are gifted with so many beautiful parks. Oizumi Ryokuchi Park is a 95-hectare park, said to have more than...
Shopping Hondori Shopping Ciara Long Hondori St. is a roofed arcade containing shops of every kind from cheap and cheerful to branded and expensive along with num...
Culture Kumano's Famous Brush Town Gerard Spalding The city of Kumano is the number one producer of fude (brushes) in Japan.
Food Canal Cafe, Iidabashi Sarah Mathews If you are looking for a place to chill out one afternoon, then I can highly recommend Canal Cafe in Iidabashi, where you can...
