Culture Visiting the Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha) Biankah Bailey The Ushiku Daibutsu is one of the tallest statues in Japan that many people have never heard about.
Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant. Authentic food in a rustic farmhouse
Activities Shirakami-sha Shrine Paul Walsh A shrine has stood at Shirakami for well over 400 years ago, but its roots date back further; to a time when the sea reached ...
Shopping Ino-cho Kamino Hakubutsukan Dana Vielmetti Ino Paper Museum showcases the long history of Tosa paper, with a workshop for visitors to try their hand at paper-making.
Culture The Ken Domon Museum of Photography Alena Eckelmann Ken Domon was one of Japan's best known photographers for 'news photography' His entire collection comprises 70,000 images, o...
Activities Takamasa Onagawa Honten Justin Velgus Takamasa Onagawa Honten is a half working factory, half store headquarters specializing in Kamaboko. Kamaboko is pureed white...
Activities Holiday Illuminations at Hilltop Mandy Bartok Missing Christmas? Head to the Saishunkan Hilltop campus in Kumamoto for a massive display of holiday illuminations
Food Sukiya Restaurant Chain Todd Wojnowski Sukiya is a nationwide chain of fast food restaurants in Japan. With a great variety of beef bowls, curry, and other donburi,...
Accommodation Yoshima YMCA Retreat Kenji Chida Yoshima is a small uninhabited island that is administered by the Kobe YMCA. It offers cabins and guesthouses for visitors lo...
Beauty & Spa Welcome to the Yarimi no Yu Bryan Baier With a pool of clear blue hot spring water situated on the banks of a river deep in the Northern Japanese Alps, the location ...
