Food Sendai-ko Ramen Laura Welch Sendai-ko is Sendai's own ramen chain restaurant. The Ayashi store of the Miyagi-based ramen chain is overshadowed by its nei...
Food Zao Cheese Cabin Justin Velgus The Cheese Cabin is part of the Zao Dairy Farm Collective. Inside the large company store you'll be able to sample and buy an...
Transportation Driving with Times Car Rental Justin Velgus Times Car Rental is a nationwide car rental service. With professional service and English booking, it is one convenient opti...
Culture Sendai International Center Justin Velgus The Sendai International Center is a modern facility that exists for the purpose of international and intellectual exchange. ...
Activities Hottoyuda Northern Japan Snowball Fight 2027 Kim Bergström Nishiwaga Town in Iwate Prefecture is home to one of northern Japan's most distinctive winter events, the Hottoyuda Northern ...
Activities Takamasa Onagawa Honten Justin Velgus Takamasa Onagawa Honten is a half working factory, half store headquarters specializing in Kamaboko. Kamaboko is pureed white...
8 Culture Arisugawa Park Hannah Warren In Tokyo's ultra-chic neighborhood of Hiroo sits a small park, an escape from the madness and a place to sit and reflect. It...
Culture Enoshima-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Enoshima-jinja Shrine, which consists of three smaller shrines, is generally regarded as the holy place for Benten, one of th...
Accommodation Bathing with the Kappa Hiroyuki Ishii Enjoy a view of the majestic Zao mountain range while soaking in an outdoor hot spring said to have once be used by kappa.
Activities Driving the Tsunami-affected Areas Justin Velgus It has been three years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but some scars are permanent. Along the coasts of Miyagi Prefe...