Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 3) Joe Peters Stay at the Ryokan where the famous film director, Akira Kurosawa slept in Kyoto, followed by some okonomiyaki, a tour of Nis...
Nightlife Yuigahama Beach's Seedless Miho Saika-Joyce Since Seedless is right in front of the beach, you have a great view of the blue waves, blue sea, and surfers in the daytime,...
Nightlife BankART Gallery 1929 Yokohama Carrie Jacobs A partnership between BankART and the Yokohama Municipal Government meant to revitalize the historic bay area
Shopping Baizan-Gama Pottery Anonymous Baizan-Gama Pottery stands at the foot of a mountain in Tobe. Here, Tobe-yaki pottery is still made by hand, and you can see ...
Culture Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum Paul Walsh Works by locally-born painters, sculptors and craftsmen as well as by some big name western and Japanese artists in a large m...
Area Odaiba Ash Odaiba is a the place that’s closest to my heart in Tokyo—at least as close a place a man-made island in the middle of Tokyo ...
Area Matsuyama Anonymous Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city in Shikoku. Its name means “pine mountain”. Matsuyama ...
Culture Nishiyama Park Nishiyama Park was built in 1856 by the Seventh Lord of Sabae Han (feudal area), who established this park not for his family...
Accommodation Matsushima Hotel Sohkan Justin Velgus Hotel Sohkan is a great hotel, especially for families, in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture. The four floor hotel comes with con...
Culture Nikko’s Chuzen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Chuzen-ji is an old temple standing on the east side of the lake. It’s famous for a unique wooden Buddha statue and the wonde...
