Shizuoka City Bids For SF WorldCon Peter Sidell Shizuoka City in Japan is bidding to host the 2017 World Science Fiction convention.
Food Miyako Standing Soba Restaurant Khoirunnisa Wirdaningrum Miyako Soba is a small restaurant located in Saiinkozanjicho, just across by McDonald's near Saiin Station. It is well priced...
Shirahama Beach Sand Art Contest Tomoko Kamishima Shirahama Kaigan Park: This Sand-Art Contest started 47 years ago and has taken place every year, much like the famous snow f...
Culture Nison Temple, Kyoto: Origins 2 of 2 Shozo Fujii The nine dragon-headed water god Kuzuryu and lucky god Benzaiten seemed to have fused together. According to Japanese history...
Food Vegan Paradise at T's Tantan Laura Welch T's Tantan is the best vegan/vegetarian restaurant in Sendai, with great opening hours, great prices and really great food!
10 Shikoku Pilgrimage No. 6&7 Temples Yoshifumi Hara Here on Shikoku Island there is a wonderful culture, 'Osettai", in which pilgrims are treated gently and with respect.
8 View from Okinawa's Emerald Beach Victoria Vlisides View from Emerald Beach's startling white-coral beaches on the coast of Okinawa
Manga Trains Return to Ishinomaki Justin Velgus After 4 years of repair work following the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Senseki Line and Senseki-Tohoku Line, along with ...
9 Samurai Residence at Night Yoshifumi Hara A three-day cherry blossom viewing event is held at the Harada House. There is a beautiful 250-years-old cherry tree in the g...
Accommodation Kakegawa Grand Hotel Peter Sidell In the castle town of Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Grand Hotel is a luxurious but perfectly affordable place ...
