A Tour with a Difference: Oyama’s Cultural Heritage Tom Roseveare The path to Oyama Afuri Shrine It’s a crisp late autumn Sunday morning as I step off the cable car, with panoramic mountain v...
Activities 3-Day Tour of Shikinejima Veronica Carnevale Shikinejima, approximately 160 km south of Tokyo, is a 12 km round island popular for its pristine beaches, rocky coves, hot ...
Activities Six Days in Tohoku Ignatius Koh Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that...
Activities Top 10 Experiences in Nagasaki Lisa Wallin Nagasaki Prefecture lies on the western island of Kyushu and boasts a variety of fun experiences for the whole family, rangin...
Culture Tokyo's Top 3 Travel Rankings Celine Ong First time in Japan? Tokyo alone has tons to offer, so if you're short on time — we helped pick out the "Top 3s" to visit, bo...
Food Cacao Cacophony Scott Brause Craft chocolate is popular worldwide, and the appreciation and love of cacao is reaching new heights in Japan. Here we focus ...
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 4 of 4 Shozo Fujii A small wooden statue of Giou-ji is enshrined in the main hall. Statues with black-colored eyes are works of the Kamakura per...
Discover True Tranquility in Deepest Hokuriku Geoff Day Take a spiritual pilgrimage through Echizen-Kaga and leave revitalized with a fresh appreciation of Japanese culture.