Area Beppu Chris Cooper Beppu is famous for its various Jigoku or in English, hells. Don't be alarmed, this is not a place people are sent to be puni...
Area Fukuchiyama Bonson Lam Fukuchiyama is a Castle Town about 70 kilometers from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Nestled in a southern part of the valley, it is ...
Food Namasute Shokudo in Nibancho Anonymous The full course meal at Namasute Shokudo includes tandoori chicken, kebabs, Nepalese curry and nan at a good price.
8 Inside Great Akashi Strait Bridge Masayoshi Hirose The Great Akashi Strait Bridge has the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world, and is a marvelous feat of...
Culture Hakone-Yumoto Tomoko Kamishima If you are not in a hurry before you need to head on to your next destination, I recommend that you stop and enjoy Hakone-yum...
Food PizzaVilla Mago Restaurant Paul Hackshaw Oven-fried Italian pizza and delicious lattes and cakes just north of Heijo Palace site. 50-seat shop has recently opened in ...
10 Tsuruga Castle in Autumn Justin Velgus Tsuruga Castle (鶴ヶ城), also known as Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle (会津若松城 ), is a major tourist attraction in Tohoku. Located ...
10 Lush Verdure of Ohara Sanzen-in Masayoshi Hirose Let's look back at yourself in a sanctuary of lush green, and learn the sublime teaching of Saicho in fresh air!
9 Culture Fukui: Mt. Asuwa Tea Ceremony Takako Sakamoto In Asuwa Mountain Park at the top of Mt. Asuwa in Fukui, the Tea Ceremony Association of Fukui Prefecture, which consists of ...
Shimogamo Shrine in Summer Tomoko Kamishima Shimogamo Shrine in Summer: The formal approach to the shrine cuts through Tadasu-no-mori Forest. Enjoy a pleasant walk along...