Activities Mount Haguro’s Avenue of Centuries-old Cedar Trees Alena Eckelmann Mount Haguro is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa, or Dewa Sanzan, that are considered holy ground by the Japanese. Mount Ha...
Culture Dewa Sanzan Sacred Mountain Alena Eckelmann Mountain worship, such as that performed in Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan, has a long tradition in Japan, a country that is 70% cove...
Food A Hearty Lunch at Daijin Justin Dart Daijin is a Japanese Barbecue restaurant specializing in Hida Beef at reasonable prices in a great atmosphere.
Food Everest Food Anonymous Everest enjoys a reputation as the best Indian curry in Matsuyama. It’s hard to beat for a reasonably priced, filling lunch o...
Shopping Kyoto Folding Fans Boutique Bonson Lam Unique opportunity of a lifetime to step back to Edo period with fan tossing (Tosenkyo) game with junior Geisha (Maiko) plus ...
Activities Sugoimonohaku Anonymous The Ehime Sugoimonohaku or Festival of Industry is a fair to showcase the ‘sugoi mono’ or amazing things of Ehime Prefecture ...
Culture Meiji Jingu Shrine Francesco Agresti In Shibuya stands a Shinto shrine honoring the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shouken.
Area Takayama Justin Dart Takayama is the largest city in the northern region of Hida. Though its population is only 92,000, the area is 2,177.67 km2 w...
Activities Iwasaki Castle Chris Glenn Iwasaki Castle, mostly forgotten by the history & tourist information books, sits 15 km SE of Nagoya City.
Area Yonago Kenji Chida When you arrive in Yonago as I did for the first time your first thought may be, “this shouldn’t be here”. It’s not the capit...
