Food Kawai Tei: Traditional Fast Food Laura Welch Healthy, delicious and fresh food for a busy traveler, conveniently located within a few minutes of Rikuzen-Ochiai station.
13 Culture The Beauty of Afuri Jinja Shrine Larry Knipfing Afuri Jina Shrine, located on Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture was once a popular pilgrimage destination in Japan's Edo era. ...
13 Culture Spring at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood Large tulip beds, a rhododendron exhibition, and 500 cherry trees and 70 different species make Kyoto Botanical Gardens a gre...
Culture Oharano Shrine Bonson Lam The move from Nagaokakyo to Kyoto had saved Oharano shrine. With many parts of Kyoto racing towards modernity, this little kn...
Culture Fukui International Activity Plaza Shozo Fujii For foreign residents, getting access to local information can be a problem. In that case, Fukui Prefecture International Act...
Activities Driving the Tsunami-affected Areas Justin Velgus It has been three years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but some scars are permanent. Along the coasts of Miyagi Prefe...
Culture Shimonoseki: Kanmon Straits Takako Sakamoto The Kanmon Straits is one of the biggest and most dramatic historical sites in Japan. Here, famous sea battles like 'The Batt...
14 Activities Takashima in Shiga Prefecture Cathy Cawood Exploring Takashima, a country town in Shiga Prefecture with a Gulliver statue
10 Culture Gallery Uzuki & Pottery Studio Bonson Lam Situated in a humble yet elegant home near the Kyoto University of Art and Design, this peaceful space is a conversation betw...
Culture Kintai Bridge in Yamaguchi Suwannee Payne If someone asked me, what is the most beautiful bridge (in the world)? I will reply ' Kintai ', because as far as I have seen...
