Food Pain au Levain Mandy Bartok Pain au Levain is arguably one of Kumamoto's best bakeries, tucked out in the eastern part of the city just off the Kyushu ex...
6 Cape Inubosaki, Chiba's Great Spot Keigetsu Watanabe Visiting Cape Inubosaki at the eastern edge of the Kanto region, we can see spectacular views surrounded on three sides by bl...
14 Yokohama's Gumyoji Night Sakura Steve Morton Traditionally popular for its daytime cherry blossoms, Yokohama`s Ookagawa River Festival is equally impressive at night wher...
Activities Kawachi Wisteria Tunnels Tristan Scholze The wisteria tunnels and surrounding gardens of Kawachi Fuji-en draw flower enthusiasts from around the world each spring to ...
Shopping Budo-Kobo Wineglass Hall Cathy Cawood A wine-themed museum, wineglass store, cafe with famous raisin bread and a glass-craft studio in Katsunuma.
16 Activities RoboCup Japan Open 2015 in Fukui Takako Sakamoto RoboCup Japan Open, the annual autonomous robots competition, was held in 2015 in Fukui. The winner of this annual competitio...
Activities Pilgrimage to Yoshimine-dera Bonson Lam Yoshimine Temple is number 20 of the 33 temples in the Saigoku or Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage. Founded in 1029, it remains a hav...
Culture Carp Streamers in Rural Saga Mandy Bartok See carp streamers from below on a riverboat "cruise" in rural Saga.
10 Mochi Museum at Okage Yokocho Cathy Cawood Mochi-kaido Monogatari is a small, free museum on Oharaimachi Okage Yokocho devoted to the history of traditional Japanese sw...
Culture Plymouth House Ritsuko Maro The Plymouth House is part of an international village in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a small museum of America...
