Activities Ishinomaki's Kinkasan Island Justin Velgus Kinkasan is a small island about 60 kilometers east of Sendai. It is considered one of the Three Holiest Places of the Tohoku...
9 Culture Iha Nuru Tomb Michael Flemming The Iha Nuru Tomb in Uruma City contains 15 Ryukyuan urns each shrines themselves with a pair of remains
Activities Free 2 Weeks of Wi-Fi for Tourists Todd Wojnowski Free WiFi in Japan is almost nonexistent, which makes traveling tough for tourists. NTT East, however, is offering free, no-s...
Accommodation Kirishimaya Ryokan Aline Laborde Surrounding the heart of Kusatsu’s famous Yubatake lies Kirishimaya Ryokan, a Japanese style inn owned by Nakazawa-san. Howev...
9 Food Udon Bowl Donya Michael Flemming Udon Donburi Donya loosely translates into English as Udon Bowl Donya, a very nice restaurant within the San-A Main City in U...
Activities Imperial Palace Tokyo on New Year's Jessica A Paje Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (Happy New Year)! Celebrate the New Year by receiving a New Year Greeting from Their Majesties t...
20 Culture Statues of Kagoshima Peter Sidell Kagoshima City on Japan's Kyushu island takes great in its role in Japanese history; it seems that around every corner there'...
11 Culture Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen Rufus Starbuck Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen is a road station in Minakami that is home to the ruins of a Jomon Period settlement.
Food Shibuya Secrets: Nonbei Yokocho James Rodrigues Nonbei Yokocho, or Drunkard's Alley, is a tiny pathway spitting distance from Shibuya Crossing jammed with tiny bars, restaur...
Transportation A Route to Wonderland Febry Fawzi Shinonoi line, one of the JR East line which serves the route from Nagano station to Matsumoto station. A journey that takes ...
