6 Culture Kusatsu Matsuri C. Rio On two occasions, I have had the pleasure of not only attending, but participating in one of the best matsuri (summer festiva...
11 Culture Maebashi Rose Park Aline Laborde Shikishima Park's Rose Garden is the best place to see the blossoming roses. There are also fresh roses to buy and rose-flavo...
12 Culture A Day in Kusatsu Hannah Morse The hot springs town of Kusatsu is a definite multi-day trip, if you want to slow down and take in all the sights. Here are s...
Culture Kondo Sake Brewery Akio Negishi Visiting a sake brewery is a good way to discover the brewing process and stories behind Japan's favorite alcohol.
Culture Takumi no Sato Takumi no Sato is a handicraft village in the midst of rice fields and apple orchards in the foothills of the Minakami Mounta...
Culture Haruna Shrine This beautiful Shinto shrine in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, was founded in 586 during the first year of Emperor Yomei's reign...
Culture Tomioka Silk Mill Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce mod...