Activities Tsukuba-san day hike from Tokyo Sarah Mathews Tsukuba-san in Ibaraki prefecture offers an easy and rewarding day hike from Tokyo.
Culture Sasago Beach, a Shimane Secret Judith Mikami You have to drive over a weirdly tall bridge and wind down this narrow road, straight in front you will see a pristine beach ...
Shopping Kojima Fiber Festival Junichi Okazaki Kojima Fiber Festival is held two times a year in spring and fall. Highlighting the best of the jean makers products. A gre...
Area Gifu City Michelle Ishiki Gifu City is a city of resilience, history and traditions; a territory desired by rival warlords during the quest to unify Ja...
Culture Hinomisaki Lighthouse in Izumo Adam Hacker The Hinomisaki Lighthouse in Izumo is one of the more unique spots in all of Shimane. This massive white structure towers in ...
11 Activities Daikon Hunting in Meiho, Gifu Miwako Tomura We learned about daikon farming in the Meiho region of Gujo in Gifu Prefecture. These photos show you a little bit about how ...
Transportation The Best Little Airport in Japan Kenji Chida I’ve read that rich and famous celebrities live in homes with their own private runways. In Okayama we have the next best thi...
Food Funao Winery in Kurashiki City Judith Mikami I grew up in one of New Zealand’s big wine growing areas but to be honest never really acquired a taste for drinking wine. T...
Nightlife Jazu Kissa Chigusa: Noge,Yokohama Jason Kuttner We couldn’t have picked a better day to make the pilgrimage to Noge’s Chigusa Jazu Kissa (Jazz Café) to listen to recorded ja...
