Activities A New Way to Experience Hakone: Hakone Yusen Daichakai’s Tea-Themed Cruise Joanna Ligon Beginning December 20, 2025, a new chapter in Hakone’s long tradition of scenic travel unfolds with the launch of the Hakone ...
Activities Saitama Lions Baseball - Seibu Dome Todd Wojnowski The Seibu Dome, home to the Saitama Seibu Lions, is one of the most unique stadiums in professional baseball, and is a great ...
Activities Yakusugi Land, Yakushima Peter Sidell Yakusugi Land is a 'Natural Recreation Forest' on Yakushima, an island south of Kagoshima on Japan's Kyushu, where you can ex...
Culture Yokohama's Kirin Beer Village Tomoko Kamishima If you are curious about Japanese beer and how it is manufactured, taking a Tasting Tour at Kirin Beer Village in Yokohama is...
Activities Shizuoka's Kanbara Post Town Sandra Isaka Walk a section of the historic Tokaido Highway in Shizuoka's Kanbara Post Town. Visit a couple of homes-turned-museums, and t...
Activities Fukushima Farm Camp Justin Velgus Fukushima Farm Camp is a new program created by Earth Camp. Learn about agriculture and the farming industry, check out a mas...
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival 2027 Michelle Ishiki A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikar...
Culture Ryoukaizan Yokokura Temple Michelle Ishiki This temple, built in 801, enshrines a unique resident - a mummified priest.
Beauty & Spa Mount Esan and Todohokke Matt Stormont The area is dominated by Mount Esan, a still active Stratovolcano that rises straight out of the sea. Its Azaleas in early su...
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
