Culture Oshima Island Anonymous Oshima—‘Big Island’—lies off Imabari in the Seto Inland Sea. It’s accessed by the Shimanami Kaido expressway via a suspension...
Food Jeet Curry, Mishima Peter Sidell A quick walk from Mishima station in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Jeet is a cosy Indian-run curry restaurant, with tasty and ...
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...
Culture Tsushima Tenno Matsuri 2026 Chris Glenn A mid-summer's night's dream, the floating festival floats of the Tsushima Tenno Matsuri, one of THE top festivals of Japan!
Activities Rakujyuen Park, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rakujyuen is a large, pleasant family park, with shady woods, an old Japanese resi...
Food Rana Coffee, Yashima Peter Sidell On the Yashima Plateau near Takamatsu in Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Rana is a cosy cafe with a good range o...
Culture Hojo Kashima Festival 2027 Anonymous In early May, the Hojo Kashima Spring Festival is held in the area known as “Kazahaya” to the north of Matsuyama. On the firs...
Food Rin Nouvelle Japonaise, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rin Nouvelle Japonaise is a stylish restaurant with reasonably priced food and dri...
14 Culture Tokyo Yushima Seido Hall Tomoko Kamishima Tokyo: Yushima Seido Hall In Ochanomizu, is now recognized as a shrine of Confucius, worshipped as a God of learning.
Shopping Shimanami no Eki Mishima Anonymous Shimanami no Eki Mishima is a road station located roughly in the middle of Omishima Island, close to Oyamazumi Shrine.
