Activities Kabuto Beer: Beer of the Samurai! Chris Glenn It could be mistaken for being abandoned, as it’s usually closed and the Meiji era brick work is pocked with bullet holes. T...
Culture Coffee and Snack Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Niigata Prefecture's coffee scene might not make international headlines, but it has been building into something impressive....
Activities Togakushi's 'Lost' Torii Robert Grey When visiting the shrines of Togakushi, you'd be hard pressed to find the first torii gate. Its location is quite off the bea...
Food Kikushin Restaurant in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Stunning mushroom tempura using on the best locally grown ingredients, hand made soba and udon noodles. Kikushin Restaurant i...
Activities Tateyama's Snow Wall Walk 2026 Christina Nunotani Toyama’s Yuki-no-Otani is open from around mid-April until early June. The walkway closed June 10th for 2012, but you can sti...
Transportation Riding the Kintetsu to Ise Justin Dart If you want to get to Ise, Toba and the Shima areas of Mie from Nagoya, the Kintetsu is convenient, fun and inexpensive.
Culture Little World Museum of Man Chris Glenn Little World, a world village theme park just outside the ancient castle town of Inuyama, feat. architecture and culture from...
Activities Springtime Niigata Garden Route in Kimono 2026 Kim Bergström For those seeking a truly immersive cultural experience, spring in Niigata Prefecture offers something quietly extraordinary....
