Culture Kenrokuen: A Park for Winter's End Sheila Burt Considered one of the “Three Great Gardens of Japan”, Kanazawa's Kenrokuen is a treasure to visit during every season. I walk...
Activities Rishiri Island Aleisha Riboldi Cycling and camping on Hokkaido's Rishiri Island; no trip to Wakkanai is complete without a stopover at this remote location.
Culture Enoshima-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Enoshima-jinja Shrine, which consists of three smaller shrines, is generally regarded as the holy place for Benten, one of th...
Beauty & Spa Sora to Mori Onsen Anonymous Sora to Mori in the southern part of Matsuyama is a new sort of onsen. It’s a cross between a boutique hotel in Bali, and an ...
Shopping Hinase and Mushiage Oyster Centers Judith Mikami Hinase and Mushiage Towns are small fishing areas. Oyster farming has helped this community for centuries and continues to c...
Shopping Nippon Olive Okayama Kenji Chida Nippon Olive is Japan's largest Olive company located in the heart of Ushimado Town. It is a family business that has been op...
Beauty & Spa Poka Poka Onsen Dana Vielmetti Enjoy the healing waters of a natural hot spring without leaving the city!
Food Hakone-Yumoto’s Soba shop "Jihei" Tomoko Kamishima Jihei(治兵衛) is a casual soba shop along the main shopping street of Hakone-Yumoto. It is easy to drop in and enjoy soba the...
Culture So-un-ji Temple in Hakone-Yumoto Tomoko Kamishima So-un-ji Temple (早雲寺) was established in 1521, based on the command of So-un Hojo shortly before his death. It was his fam...
Culture Hakone’s Mt. Komagatake Tomoko Kamishima We can reach the top of beautiful Mt. Komagatake in only 7 minutes by using a comfortable and convenient ropeway. The ropeway...
