Activities Senganen Japanese Garden Alena Eckelmann Visit the Shimazu Residence in Sengan-en, a traditional Japanese garden, one of the best in Japan!
Culture Searching for Ebisu Reynald Ventura A trip to Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture in search for Ebisu, the fishing god.
Beauty & Spa Tanuki Yu Stacey Lin Onsen with natural water, free range chicken meal, & beautiful tanuki statues in the mountains!
Transportation Kumamoto Station Eitetsu Terakado Kumamoto Station is the main access point for Kumamoto City and Prefecture.
Beauty & Spa Seapa Makoto Anonymous Seapa Makoto onsen and restaurant is located next to picturesque Kashima port. The onsen offers a splendid view of the sea fr...
Beauty & Spa Enoshima's Enospa Sandra Isaka Enospa, a wonderful hot spring spa complex on the island of Enoshima near Kamakura
12 Ruins on Gunkanjima - No. 2 Masayoshi Hirose The first sight I had when I landed on Gunkanjima made me nostalgic and imagine how it must have been in yesteryear.
8 Activities Izumi's Wintering Cranes Mandy Bartok Elegant cranes spend their winter months on the plains of Izumi in northern Kagoshima.
Transportation Enoden Line Gets First New Train in Two Decades Kim Bergström One of Kanagawa's most iconic railways has entered a new era, with the Enoshima Electric Railway officially introducing its f...
Culture Forest Sanctuary Elysse Hurtado Purportedly established around 600BC by Emperor Jimmu, Kashima Shrine is one of Japan’s most venerated Shinto places of worship.
