Culture A Tiny Shrine Under a Big Tree Robert Grey Go to Iiyama's remote Karayama neighborhood and there is a surprise for you. Off the side of the main road going through this...
Activities Hida Takayama Teddy Bear EcoVillage Karen Zheng Hida Takayama Teddy Bear Eco Village is the world’s first environment-themed teddy bear museum that delivers meaningful envir...
10 Shukuba-no-yu Onsen by Tashiro Rufus Starbuck Shukuba-no-yu is an onsen run by Yuzawa town on Route 17 opposite the Tashiro Ropeway. Also in the same building there is an ...
12 Soba making at Ueda no Sato Rufus Starbuck Make your own soba at Ueda no Sato Restaurant in Shiozawa.
15 Kanzo Yashiki House Cathy Cawood History park opposite Enzan JR Station with a large Edo Era house and eleven smaller buildings.
Transportation Japan's Superb Highway Rest Stops Richard Kirchner Roadside highway rest stop areas in Japan are truly superb! Here's why...
Culture Kehi Jingu Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Kehi Jingu Shrine in Tsuruga, Fukui, has watched over the lives of the local people since the 8th century. It has the third t...
15 Honganji East Annex in Yoshizaki Takako Sakamoto Honganji Temple East Annex in Yoshizaki, Fukui, is located at the foot of the mountain where the famous priest Rennyo rebuilt...
14 Hatch a Dinosaur Egg! Takako Sakamoto Fukui Dinosaur Museum is everybody's favorite in Fukui because it's simply exciting! At the souvenir shop I bought a 'Dinosau...
Culture Haunted Castle in Maruoka, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Maruoka Castle ('Misty Castle') in Fukui has a ghost legend - a woman who became a 'human sacrifice' when they built the cast...
