Culture Vintage Sailing in the Amakusa Bonson Lam Sailing on your own chartered vintage boat is just what the doctor ordered for a weekend of relaxation in the Amakusa Islands...
9 Culture Ryozenji C. Rio My experience at Ryozenji temple was over-whelmingIy under-whelming. I arrived on a cold mid-November afternoon with the the ...
12 Food Marugame Seimen Michael Flemming Warm up or cool down with fresh made from scratch udon at Marukame Seimen in Okinawa City and other locations throughout Japan
10 Activities Higanbana at Hidaka, Saitama Marsita Yunus Hidaka is a nice place to visit during the autumn. You can see a very unique flower called Higanbana in Japanese, or red spid...
Activities Honjo Museum of History & Folklore Febry Fawzi I am curious about Japanese history, which led me to the city of Honjo in Saitama Prefecture. Not so much a tourist attractio...
9 Culture The Charming Fukuju-in Febry Fawzi From Fukuya Station, you walk briefly down Route 69 to find the gate of Fujuku-in on your right side. It was completely deser...
12 Culture Spring at Kitano Tenman-gu, Kyoto Julian Bohler Located northwest of Kyoto near the famous Golden Pavilion, Kitano Tenman-gu is a Shinto shrine where Sugawara no Michizane, ...
9 Culture Chichibu Meisenkan Masato Kitamura It was my second visit to Chichibu Meisenkan in Chichibu city, a museum where you can experience the making of Chichibu Meise...
Accommodation Aomori Wakinosawa Youth Hostel Peter Sidell In the remote Shimokita Peninsula in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Wakinosawa Youth Hostel is a good base from which to explore ...
Nightlife Bon Izakaya, Hachinohe Peter Sidell In Hachinohe in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Bon izakaya is a fun place to eat and drink, with spicy south-east Asian food, tas...
