Transportation Riding the Kintetsu to Ise Justin Dart If you want to get to Ise, Toba and the Shima areas of Mie from Nagoya, the Kintetsu is convenient, fun and inexpensive.
Activities Early Season Skiing at Kagura Rufus Starbuck Ski Season in Yuzawa kicks off when Kagura opens at the end of November each year. How much early snow has fallen plays a big...
Culture Mikan Picking at Tsukuihama Farm Jessica A Paje Enjoy all-you-can-eat mikans, or tangerines, at Tsukuihama Tourist Farm in Yokosuka City. Eat what you harvest on the premise...
Culture Yatsuhashi Sweets Making in Kyoto Noro Randria Kyoto is famous for wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets. At Yatsuhashi-an, buy some as a souvenir or, even better, make your...
10 Food Dining at Yokohama's Rinka-en Larry Knipfing Rinka-en, situated just outside the famous, lovely Sankei-en Gardens in Yokohama's Honmoku district is lovely in its own righ...
Food Hirokawa & Dining Out in Arashiyama Erik OBrien Foods Choices in Arashiyama. Serene eating encounters with eel or energy of the masses
Food Cha no Ma Samurai Dining Anonymous Matsuyama is home to a chain of restaurants based on the theme of ‘samurai dining’. The food is a pleasing fusion of Japanese...
Culture Pizza making at Kuma Kogen Anonymous Eating handmade pizza looking out over a mountainside, with the sun filtering through red maple leaves, is an experience to b...
Activities Fruit Picking in Nakagomi Orchard Valerie Kor Pick and feast on fresh, sweet fruits from Nakagomi Orchard in Yamanashi, a place named "King of fruits".