Culture Bizen Pottery in Okayama Prefecture Kelly J Imbe in Okayama Prefecture is a quaint town that has given birth to the traditional pottery of Bizen-yaki.
Planning The Eight Prefectures of Kyushu Sleiman Azizi One of Japan's main islands, Kyushi is made up of 8 prefectures. Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Okin...
Planning The Nine Prefectures of Chubu Sleiman Azizi The Chubu region of central Japan is made of nine prefectures. Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyam...
Culture Saga Prefectural Museum Kim Bergström The Saga Prefectural Museum serves as a window into the region's archeology, culture, history, and folklore. Alongside the pe...
Planning The Seven Prefectures of Kanto Sleiman Azizi Home to a third of Japan's population, the Kanto region is made up of 7 prefectures, each with their own unique characteristi...
Culture The Charms of Yamagata Prefecture Peter Bungate Yamagata invites you to take a step back and experience genuine connection with the people, the land, the culture and the his...
6 Transportation Okayama to Naoshima Bonson Lam Uno is known as the gateway to Art Islands of the Inland Sea. On the way on Uno, you see glimpses of modern art, like the che...
Culture Kanagawa Prefecture's Castle Sites Elizabeth S Kanagwa Prefecture doesn't boast as many castle sites as others in the region, but three of them are worth visiting for day t...
Food Yuzawa Town in Niigata Prefecture JD Duquette A tour in the heart of the Snow Country. Sushi and chawanmushi making followed by a sake brewery visit. Of course, we taste e...
10 Tea Plantations in Shiga Prefecture Cathy Cawood Tea Plantations and rice fields at Asamiya in Shiga Prefecture create a very beautiful and very Japanese rural scene.
