Area Sakurai Paul Hackshaw Sakurai city is located in a fairly rural part of Nara prefecture, in the central east near Mie Prefecture, and is famous for...
Shopping Centrair, Nagoya's Int'l Airport Chris Glenn 28 mins by train south of Nagoya on an artificial island is the Central Japan International Airport, better known as Centrair.
Activities Nametoko Gorge Anonymous Nametoko is a 12 km-long natural gorge situated in the watershed of the famous Shimanto River. The gorge is inhabited by wild...
Area Nara City Paul Hackshaw Nara City (奈良市) is the capital of Nara Prefecture located in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern pa...
Transportation Getting around in Nara: Guided Tours Paul Hackshaw A guide to scheduled bus tours to visit many of the scenic temples and shrines in Nara prefecture.
Activities Stairway to Heaven, Jakkoin Chris Glenn First the steep path to the top will take your breath away,...then the view will! Inuyama's Jakkoin Temple!
Activities Azuchi Momoyama Theme Park Chris Glenn Samurai Period Theme Park, Azuchi Momoyama Bunka Mura!
Transportation Matsuyama Airport Anonymous Matsuyama Airport, the air gateway to Shikoku and Ehime, has flights to major cities in Japan and Asia
