10 Culture Tokyo no Kage: Shadows in the City Allan Murphy "Drinking from an empty cup" is a Zen koan, a phrase to meditate on, along the lines of having something that isn't there. To...
Activities Bull Sumo in Oki Rory Jackson The bulls clash, grunting in exertion as sweat drips down their glossy black coats. The handlers dance deftly around their bu...
Food Casa de Tacos Michael Flemming The Camp Courtney Marine Base in Uruma City is a wee bit isolated from off-base restaurants. There are, however, if you look ...
Accommodation Oki Plaza Hotel Rory Jackson The Oki Plaza Hotel is a tall building conveniently located in the Saigo Port a 5 minute walk from the ferry terminal. Standi...
10 Activities The Jagged Beauty of Genbikei Gorge Chris Barnes Genbikei Gorge is located just outside of Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture. The gorge is shaped by the rapid flowing water...
9 Culture Fukusenji Temple Chris Barnes Fukusenji Temple is located on a hillside about five kilometers from Tono City and features a five story pagoda, many smaller...
18 Culture Tokyo Game Show: 2013 Report Hannah Warren Tokyo Game Show is the largest annual gaming convention in Asia. In 2013 it attracted a record number of exhibitions by 352 o...
9 Culture Itabashi festival Shehzad Lokhandwalla Japan has many street festivals in which a particular area of the city is set up with several attractions like stalls that se...
10 Culture Matsunaga Memorial Estate Shehzad Lokhandwalla Get the opportunity to see how the Japanese elite lived
Culture Nara Toshodai-ji Temple in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Toshodai-ji Temple in Nara is the head temple of the Ritsu sect of Buddhism in Japan. The Ritsu sect mainly studies and pract...
