Area Oki Islands Nicola Jones Have you ever heard of Shimane Prefecture? Probably not…That’s what most people say, not just travelers from overseas, but pe...
Area Matsuyama Anonymous Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city in Shikoku. Its name means “pine mountain”. Matsuyama ...
11 Food Breakfast at "bills" Shichirigahama Jessica A Paje With four locations in Japan, "bills" Shichirigahama in Kamakura offers a fantastic classic menu created by Bill Granger, a S...
Culture Ofuna Botanical Garden Jessica A Paje The Kanagawa Prefectural Ofuna Botanical Garden Flower Center, simply known as Ofuna Botanical Garden, is just 5-minutes from...
Activities Higokko Jungle Mandy Bartok Give your kids a break from the sightseeing routine with a trip to the playground of their dreams at Higokko Jungle in northe...
Activities Odori Park Dan Traylor From the snow festival in February to the beer gardens in July, Odori Park is a hub for events in Sapporo
Activities Nakanoshima Park Jeannie Gan Nakanoshima Park is the perfect place to be after a long day of sightseeing in Osaka. Its just a train’s stop from Umeda or a...
12 Activities Kamakura’s Inamura-ga-saki Shore Tomoko Kamishima Inamura-ga-saki is a small cape between Yui-ga-hama and Shichiri-ga-hama beach. There is a tiny stretch of rock next to the c...
Activities Mt. Kyogamori Anonymous Taisan-ji is one of the 88 Shikoku Pilgrimage temples. Behind it is a path to a little mountain with the most amazing views o...
Activities Shinetsu Trail, Part 2 Rowland Douglas Part two: the Shinetsu trail a 4-6 day hike, running north-east from Mt. Madarao by Lake Nojiri. Moderately strenuous but not...
