Accommodation Dormy Inn Premium Kyoto Ekimae Bonson Lam Eat, Relax and Explore. The Dormy Premium Inn near Kyoto Station is a business hotel with added extras like an onsen and free...
Culture Sengakuji Temple, Shinagawa Jessica A Paje Sengakuji Temple is the final resting place for the 47 Ronin samurai and in modern day Tokyo, the themes of “Gi” (justice;義...
Culture The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Matsuri Meredith Lescoe A look into a little known, yet immensely entertaining, hikiyama festival in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Beauty & Spa Wood Fired Bathhouse, Koganeyu Jared Boasen Catch a rare glimpse into the culture of rural northern Hokkaido at the wood fired bathhouse, Koganeyu.
Culture Tochigi Prefecture Museum Stacy Kurokawa Bears, deer, bugs, ancient pottery, human and dinosaur skeletons, rocks, and many other things can be found at this beautiful...
Culture Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, Kagawa Peter Sidell Near Takamatsu in Japan's Kagawa prefecture, award-winning Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi`s studio is now a museum ...
Transportation Kishigawa Line Mary Kawai Cats work as Super Station Masters at two stations along Wakayama Prefecture's Kishigawa Line.
Activities Climbing Mount Mitsu-toge Nicole Bauer Every third Monday in July Japan celebrates umi-no-hi (Marine Day), when many Japanese take a trip to the beach to show their...
Shopping Asahido Gallery at Kiyomizu Bonson Lam For many Kyoto-ites, Kiyomizu yaki, being the pinnacle of Kyoto ceramics, is the real reason for making the pilgrimage to the...
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji and Pagoda Judith Mikami Bitchu Kokubunji is located in Soja City and is recorded as the last five-story pagoda to be built in Japan. Surrounded by b...