Area Tanabe Alena Eckelmann If you are a serious Aikido buff, you will have heard of Tanabe. This little town on the shores of the Pacific Ocean on the s...
Transportation Sumida River Water Bus Route Tomoko Kamishima Taking a Water Bus and experiencing Tokyo from the river is a great way to grasp how water-centric this city really is.
Activities Noma Daibou and the Bath of Death Chris Glenn A 7th Century temple, and the site of the bathtime assassination of the great warrior Minamoto No Yoshitomo
Area Takayama Justin Dart Takayama is the largest city in the northern region of Hida. Though its population is only 92,000, the area is 2,177.67 km2 w...
Culture Seiryu-ji Temple, Aomori Peter Sidell Near Aomori City in Japan's Tohoku region, Seiryu-ji is a recently founded Buddhist temple in a tranquil natural setting, hom...
Culture Kaidan-in at Todai-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kaidan-in, a part of Todai-ji Temple, was once an extremely solemn place where monks-in-training were initiated into Buddhism...
Nightlife Tanto Bar in Kawayu-Onsen R.S. Reynolds I visit Tanto Bar in Kawayu-Onsen, Hokkaido for a night of drinking and darts
Culture Route 20 for a drive out of Tokyo Joe Peters A nice drive out of Tokyo - see Mt. Takao, Lake Sagami, or keep on going to Lake Yamanaka.
Culture Ikku Shrine Anonymous Located right in the middle of Niihama, Ikku is recognized as the city's most important shrine, and the center of town.
Activities Okunoshima "Rabbit Island" JJ Walsh A small island near Kure great for a day trip or a weekend. Interesting wartime history, now offers family fun activities, wa...
