Activities Matsushima Chinese Zodiac Museum Justin Velgus The Chinese Zodiac Museum is a museum located in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture. Inside there are twelve deities of protection...
Food Gyoza Kitchen Fuga Charles Kowalski Handmade gyoza and Taiwanese medicinal soup near Tokaidaigaku-mae station, Hadano
Accommodation The K's House Ito Onsen Bryan Baier The Japan travel brochure from overseas comes to life at the K's House Ito Onsen, a ~100 year old Taisho-era onsen ryokan; th...
Culture Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Passing by Utsunomiya Station? Perhaps you are a resident of Utsunomiya, entrenched in your everyday habits. It’s worth your ...
Culture Horie Shrine Bradford Pomeroy Horie Shrine is a small Shinto shrine in Saga City. Its origins begin in the Kamakura period and it was officially designated...
Accommodation Aharen Beach's Dive Shop & Pension Bonson Lam Diver, Singer, Lemonade Maker. Mix it up at Aharen Beach in the Tokashiki Islands in Japan's sub tropical Okinawa
Culture Lee Ufan Museum, Naoshima Peter Sidell On the 'art island' of Naoshima in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, the Lee Ufan Museum showcases this Korean artist, whose simple ...
Transportation The Shin Nihonkai ferry to Hokkaido Dan Traylor There are many ways to get to Hokkaido from Honshu, but a ferry trip through through the Sea of Japan offers an enjoyable exp...
Culture Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue Tomoko Kamishima Utsunomiya’s Heiwa Kannon Statue is equivalent in height to a nine-story building.Near the statue, you can also view ruins of...
Culture Utsunomiya’s Ohya-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Ohya-ji Temple, located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, is famous for its old Buddhist carvings (from 1200 years ago) insi...