16 Early Fall at Lake Kitagata, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Lake Kitagata in Awara, Fukui, is an idyllic playground. Ride a rental bike and enjoy cycling around the lake on the 'Humming...
16 Hasedera Hydrangea Path in Kamakura Jessica A Paje From mid-June to July, there are as many as 25 variations of hydrangeas located at beautiful Hase-dera (長谷寺) Temple in Kam...
11 Accommodation Century Plaza Hotel Tokushima Suite Takako Sakamoto This hotel was once the only fashionable, gorgeous hotel in Tokushima...30 years ago! Why don't you indulge yourself in a rea...
8 Magical Enkoji Temple Masayoshi Hirose The gorgeous autumn leaves in the Garden of Ju-gyu at Enkoji Temple in Kyoto are a magical sight to behold.
14 Food Udon Shop Wataru Takako Sakamoto Located between Tokushima and Naruto, this Japanese noodle restaurant is one of the few places you can eat at before your exp...
8 Food Ryougoku Kutchan Chris Barnes Ryougoku is a modern restauarant in Kutchan specializing in Chankonabe and local cuisine.
Shopping Tokyu Hands - Yokohama Carrie Jacobs You won’t read about Tokyu Hands in standard travel books, but it is quintessentially Japanese, and worthy of your valuable t...
11 Strolling Fukui's Shopping Streets Takako Sakamoto I strolled around the shopping streets near Fukui Station for the first time since coming here, and found that they were unex...
14 Oshima Island at Matsushima Justin Velgus Oshima is an island at Matsushima accessed by tollfree foot bridge behind Marinepia Aquarium. It is home to dozens of mysteri...
Culture Discover Yokohama Geoff Day Yokohama is a beautiful and unique seaside experience. Located less than thirty minutes from Tokyo, Yokohama hosts a variety ...
