Shopping Timeless Pottery of Kokuji Sarashanti Learn about and make pottery at the excellent Kokujiyaki pottery workshops in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.
Activities Minakami River Rafting Rufus Starbuck Riding the rapids through the Gunma mountains on a whitewater rafting tour on the Tone River. First part of a full day of adv...
Area Niihama Mark Anderson Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture is a bustling industrial city of 124,000 people on the north coast of Shikoku. Although the ...
Accommodation Visiting Scenic Yanagawa On the Water’s Edge Joanna Ligon Here’s how to enjoy Yanagawa’s culture, flavors, and scenery with the hotel as your ideal base.
Activities Shinetsu Trail, Part 3 Rowland Douglas Part three: the Shinetsu trail is a 4-6 day hike, running north-east from Mt. Madarao by Lake Nojiri. Moderately strenuous bu...
Food Cafe de Take, Harajuku Bonson Lam Cafe de Take is a charming cafe and bistro, full of my favorite things and hidden away in Harajuku Bell Pier, a boutique coll...
Culture Going to Comiket Reika Clare Guidelines for participating in Comic Market, the biggest anime, manga and game subculture event, which happens twice a year ...
Beauty & Spa Hotel Ayabe Hot Springs [Closed] Bonson Lam Wellbeing is not a new idea, it is as old as time itself. The highlight at Ayabe is the outdoor baths. With a modern infinity...
Accommodation Hotel Heian No Mori Kyoto Hoyee Tse Hotel Heian No Mori Kyoto enchants us with a tranquil atmosphere.
Activities Things to Do and See around Akita Adrian Qais Most travellers who come to Japan and even people living here never head to northern Honshu, which is packed to the brim with...