13 Activities Yamagata in Winter Amber Mezbourian With winter comes the opportunity to experience a different side to life in Yamagata. Snow festivals, winter sports and onsen...
9 Activities Trekking Up Mount Oku-Shirane, Nikko Nicole Bauer My husband and I climbed Mount Oku-Shirane, also known as Nikko-Shirane (日光白根山), this summer. Starting from Yumoto Onsen...
Beauty & Spa Ibusuki Chris Cooper Lay, fully immersed in volcanic sand, get a couple of showers a bath and another shower, then come out completely refreshed. ...
Activities Ouchi-juku: Edo-Period Fukushima Stephanie Marley A thatch-roofed village of rural refuge for those who travelled along the Aizu-Nishi Kaido road in Edo Japan. Localized soba,...
12 Activities Wandering around Enoshima Larry Knipfing Half a day or even an entire day at Enoshima, enjoying the sites and activities is entirely doable
11 Activities Monkey Park - Jigokudani Yoshiko Toyama This hot spring is about a 40-minute walk from Kanbayashi Onsen in Nagano. You should prepare snowshoes if you visit in winte...
Accommodation Fukushima's Spa Resort Hawaiians Sandra Isaka Fukushima's Spa Resort Hawaiians is one of Japan's most popular 'theme park' destinations. Accommodations to suit all budget...
Food Ponshukan – Sake Heaven Alena Eckelmann At the Ponshukan in Yuzawa, you can wait for your train while drinking vending-machine sake and bathing in an onsen where the...
Food Kasuké Restaurant Hannah Warren Kasuke Hoshino was the man who opened the first Hoshino Onsen Ryokan, a simple ryokan on the site of the current resort, over...
Accommodation Staying in a yurt at Nasu Kogen Rufus Starbuck Mongolian Village Tenger has some traditional yurts for a great fun accommodation option in Nasu Kogen. A nice onsen and grea...
