Transportation Have Dessert on a Luxury Train Edward Yagisawa The legendary train "Aru Ressha," operated by JR Kyushu, has been restored for the first time in 110 years; passengers can en...
Activities Cycling in Southern Wakayama Tom Roseveare From the sacred Kumano Sanzan route to the mountain temples of Koyasan, central Japan’s Wakayama prefecture can be considered...
Transportation Japan's Unlimited Ticket for Travel, Food and Culture Geoff Day Japanese food lovers know that there is no shortage of culinary options in the cities. But the hinterlands, where centuries-o...
Activities The Farm Life and Legends of Tono Tristan Scholze Experience a farmstay in the “City of Folklore,” an idyllic and history-filled little town ringed by mountains in northern Ja...
Activities Spending a day in Hachijojima José Manuel Zardain Before finally arriving to Aogashima, a remote island in Japan, I spent a day in Hachijojima. Beautiful island and great expe...
Food Mobile Snack Vendors-Thing of Past? Stacy Kurokawa Near Tobu Minami Utsunomiya Station, we flag down a white truck loaded with firewood and stove calling out yaki-imo (sweet po...
Culture Teshima Art Museum and Cafe Bonson Lam Teshima Art Museum was born from the visions of Rei Naito and the architect Ryue Nishizawa as part of the 2010 Setouchi Trien...
Culture Toshodaiji and Yakushiji Temples Bryan Baier Explore Toshodaiji and Yakushiji Temples with a Nara Kotsu "Regular Sightseeing Bus" tour
Activities Memories of Takasago and Yuriage Andrew Woo Visiting the earthquake affected areas along Sendai's coast, little remains but memories. A few shrines, memorials, construct...
Culture A Secret Treasure in Miyazaki Iain Stanley A leisurely bike ride from Miyazaki's southern town of Aoshima will take you along a pristine, rugged coastline that will kee...
