Culture Dramatic Kanegasaki Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto In Tsuruga, Fukui, two major battles were fought; in 1337 between Ashikaga and Nitta Armies, and 1570 between Oda Nobunaga an...
Accommodation Irago Sea Park and Spa Michael Williams At the very tip of the Irago peninsula, Irago Sea Park and Spa is a resort driven by beauty; In decor, surroundings and the s...
Culture Kosanji Temple in Setoda Eric Thompson A visit to the Kosanji Temple in Setoda, Onomichi while riding along the Shimanami Kaido Bikeway.
Culture Sengoku Three Sisters Shrine, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Three Sisters Shrine in Fukui stands on Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins. It enshrines the famous sisters of the Sengoku Period, Chach...
Culture Well-being in Okinawa Tom Roseveare In Naha, Okinawa’s capital, well-being is deeply embedded in everyday practices shaped by craft and food culture. Longstandin...
Activities Walkabouts in Northern Saitama Justin Dart Northeastern Saitama, not far from the borders of Tochigi and Ibaraki, is an area with a pace of life largely unchanged in th...
Activities Tadake Falls Jannine Myers River trek and rock climbing that winds around a bend and halts at the bottom of a magnificent waterfall
Activities The Futara-san Shrines of Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Nikko Futara-san Shrine proper is huge, and includes the peaks of the Nikko mountain range, Kegon-no-taki Falls, Iroha-zaka s...
Culture Shinagawa’s Tozen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Tozen-ji Temple has kept its refined appearance, in spite of two horrible incidents that occurred 150 years ago.
Shopping Ai Road Selena Hoy Road is lined with tasteful shops and pretty lanterns whose theme changes according to the season.
