Culture Rediscover Japan's Railways in Kitakyushu Anonymous One of the most rewarding places within the Mojiko Retro area is the Kyushu Railway History Museum, with its extensive indoor...
Culture Gifu Castle, Park and Ropeway Dee Kernke Gifu castle and Ropeway provides a marvelous view of Gifu City and the Naragarawa River from the top of Mt. Kinka. It was fro...
Culture The Birthplace of the Akiyama Brothers Anonymous The birthplace of the military Akiyama brothers Saneyuki and Yoshifuru is easily accessible from Matsuyama Castle. This small...
Culture Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails Alena Eckelmann For over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross ...
Culture Introducing Kumano–“The Land of the Gods” Alena Eckelmann Kumano is situated in the southeastern part of the Kii Peninsula in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. People have been worshiping r...
Culture Mount Koya Alena Eckelmann Experience Japanese Esoteric Buddhism on a retreat to mountain temple complex Mt. Koya at Osaka’s doorsteps
Culture Ena Sakaori Tanada Justin Dart Terraced rice fields in the rural countryside of Ena City in Gifu.
Culture Nagai Park Jeannie Gan Nagai Park- One stop park complete with a hostel and a sumo ring! A homely park for you to get your green fix!!!
Culture Maruyama Senmaida Chris Glenn Senmaida means “One Thousand Rice Paddies”, but there are over 1,300 terraced paddies of all shapes & sizes cut into the hill...