7 Culture Cherry Blossoms at Yasukuni Shrine Hana Joy A large sakura festival is held every year at Yasukuni Shrine, and the historical significance of the location only adds to t...
6 Food Orion Brewery Tour Nago City Maki Paterson Orion is Okinawa's iconic beer brand, one that is synonymous with a carefree sub-tropical lifestyle.
Food Wakana Izakaya JJ Walsh A lively izakaya with good Japanese cuisine- featuring fish and seafood dishes. Sake and Shochu are highlights. No English me...
9 Food Enoshima’s Fujimi-tei Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Fujimi-tei is a restaurant near Iwaya Cave on Eoshima Island. They have some extraordinary things-A great view of Mt. Fuji, s...
9 Culture Kamakura's Wakamiya-oji Street Larry Knipfing The raised walkway is lined with cherry trees and lanterns and makes for a very pleasant outing year-round. Take your time, l...
8 Culture Cherry Blossoms of Okazaki Castle Justin Dart Hundreds of sakura trees line the Yahagi river and surround Okazaki castle to create a pink cloud.
Culture Squid Island - Nishinoshima Nicola Jones Even if you don’t like eating squid, there are many places where you can go “squid hunting” in Nishinoshima in the Oki Island...
7 Culture Nakagusku Selena Hoy Ryukyuan castle ruins on the east side of Okinawa lack the polish of Shuri-jo but hearken back to days gone by.
Beauty & Spa Tarumizu Michi-no-Eki Percival Constantine Tarumizu's roadside station provides a relaxing hot spring and a wonderful view of Sakurajima, in addition to some good food.
