Culture Seki Art Gallery Anonymous The Seki Art Gallery offers a tranquil hour of art appreciation between Dogo and the center of Matsuyama. There's a variety o...
Culture Craft Sake Week 2026: Two Tochigi's Sake Stories, Told From the Source Joanna Ligon Tochigi Prefecture runs deep with sake heritage—but for a fleeting window each spring, that heritage travels to the heart of ...
Food Lopez Okonomiyaki JJ Walsh Long-time ex-pat chef Lopez originally trained with Hiroshima's original master, Hassho and has now trained other chefs himse...
6 Activities Sakurajima in All Seasons Mandy Bartok Sakurajima volcano, looming over the city of Kagoshima in southern Kyushu, looks stunning in all seasons.
Activities Ishizaki Kisen Offices Anonymous One of the buildings of interest in Mitsu is the office of Ishizaki Kisen, the ferry company that runs the Matsuyama to Hiros...
9 Food Enoshima’s Fujimi-tei Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Fujimi-tei is a restaurant near Iwaya Cave on Eoshima Island. They have some extraordinary things-A great view of Mt. Fuji, s...
Accommodation Yoshima YMCA Retreat Kenji Chida Yoshima is a small uninhabited island that is administered by the Kobe YMCA. It offers cabins and guesthouses for visitors lo...
Food Pokémon Returns to Komeda Coffee with New Collaboration Kim Bergström Pokémon fans with a sweet tooth have a new reason to stop by Komeda Coffee this spring. The beloved Japanese café chain has t...
Food Matsuya Restaurant Chain Todd Wojnowski Matsuya is a "fast food" chain that specializes in gyudon (beef and rice bowls) and curry, and is an excellent quick, cheap a...
Accommodation Nature Inn Hanashin, Rebun Island Nicole Bauer The Nature Inn is an ecolodge situated on the east coast of the island, a five-minute drive from the ferry terminal in Kafuka...
