Accommodation Motobu Green-Park Hotel Senén Germade While in Okinawa I stayed at the Motobu Green-Park Hotel. The hotel is on a hilltop surrounded by a nearby golf course and th...
13 Activities Gunkanjima Landing, Nagasaki Senén Germade A mystic island indeed; you could call it 'Ghost Island', but to me it feels more like an art museum, also considering that "...
12 Culture Kyoto Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima More than 800 stone statues sit close together at Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple. Splendid autumn leaves put their arms around t...
Activities Kyoto Tenryu-ji’s Hojo Garden Tomoko Kamishima In Kyoto's Arashiyama, the landscape of cherry blossoms and autumn leaves are very special, although this district attracts p...
Culture The Fairytales of Kenji Miyazawa Hannah Bambra Tohoku's mountains and forests were the inspiration for Hiyao Miyazaki's work. Kenji Miyazawa's stories of shape-shifting ani...
Food Moose Hills Burger, Kawaguchi-ko Charles Kowalski In the foothills of Fuji, burgers fit for a King - or at least a Prime Minister.
Accommodation Jam Hostel Kyoto Gion Peter Sidell In Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Jam Hostel Kyoto Gion is a friendly, central backpackers' hostel, convenient for transpor...
Transportation JR Kumagaya Station Febry Fawzi As the one of the biggest city in northern Saitama prefecture. Kumagaya plays important role in business and commercial cente...
Activities Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Kinenkan Valerie Kor The oldest Ainu museum in Hokkaido is in Asahikawa, built in 1916 by the retired Ainu chief, Kawamura Kaneto.
