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...
Food Terzo Tempo Nate Hill Terzo Tempo is a small cafe in Kochi City, but is one of those places doing everything right. While keeping a focus on great ...
Food Restaurant Hokuto Anonymous If you're in the vicinity of JR Matsuyama station at lunchtime, and you need something pleasant and reasonably priced to eat,...
Culture Zama's Hidden Gem - Yatoyama Park Carrie Jacobs If what your after is bird songs, blossoms and mountain views then spend a day in Zama Yatoyama Park (an ecology reserve).
