Culture Makoto Fukawa, Lithograph Artist Eva Haslauer Artists' studios can be found all over Niseko's Mt. Annupuri. The article introduces one of these artists, his reasons for mo...
Accommodation Nature Inn Hanashin, Rebun Island Nicole Bauer The Nature Inn is an ecolodge situated on the east coast of the island, a five-minute drive from the ferry terminal in Kafuka...
Food Torisho Restaurant in Matsuyama Tony Mariani Torisho is a great place for local-style yakitori in central Matsuyama
Activities Ebino Ikemeguri Nature Trail Tristan Scholze Hike through mountainside forests and around volcanic crater lakes in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
Accommodation Hakone’s Fujiya Hotel: A True Classic Larry Knipfing If ‘nostalgic’, ‘classic’, and ‘classy’ are high on your list, then the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone is going to please you immensely.
Culture Atami for Kaiju Armand Vaquer Atami is the scene of the climactic battle in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). The finale took place on a hilltop overlooking t...
Shopping Coharu Souvenir Shop Anonymous Coharu offers a range of beautiful textile products and chopsticks that make convenient and useful souvenirs. Aprons, towels,...
Activities Ishinomaki Mangattan Museum Justin Velgus Ishinomori Shotaro was known as the "King of Manga." Credited with starting the sci-fi and sentai ranger craze in Japan, his ...
Activities Mt. Daisen Towering Over Yonago Judith Mikami Mt. Daisen is the tallest mountain the the Chugoku Region. She dominates the area looking over the city of Yonago. Some peo...
