Kamikochi: Hiking along Azusa River Tomoko Kamishima On a crisp, clear morning in early October, we walked along the Azusa River up to Myojin. The views along the forest trail we...
7 Feast of Hida Masayoshi Hirose I enjoyed a feast at a rural Japanese onsen hotel in Okuhida Village in Gifu prefecture. Everything was just delicious!
16 Ono Castle's Historic Hyakken Slope Takako Sakamoto Hyakken Slope is one of four hiking trails to Echizen Ono Castle in Ono city, Fukui. This was the only path leading to the ca...
Shopping Uonuma no Sato Rufus Starbuck Uonuma no Sato is a sake themed destination showcasing the Hakkai-san brand. Delicious food, cakes, and sake on offer in a be...
13 Graceful Yanagino Yashiro Shrine Takako Sakamoto Located at the trailhead to reach Ono Castle, the graceful beauty of Yanagino Yashiro Shrine's main hall will take your breat...
13 Old Buildings of Yanagino Yashiro Takako Sakamoto On the grounds of Yanagino Yashiro Shrine, which is located at the trailhead to reach Ono Castle, there are old shrine buildi...
15 Yanagino Yashiro Shrine in Ono City Takako Sakamoto Yanagino Yashiro Shrine in Ono City, Fukui, is located at the head of the trail to reach Ono Castle on the top of the hill. E...
15 Yui Station at Ono Castle Town Takako Sakamoto Yui Station is a tourist hub for exploring Ono Castle Town. Local specialties are on sale inside the station, and you can enj...
Food Bistro Combine, Shizuoka City Peter Sidell In Shizuoka in central Japan, Bistro Combine is a cosy, rustic restaurant offering reasonably priced French and Mediterranean...
10 Bincho Ogiya Izakaya, Hamamatsu Peter Sidell In the middle of Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Bincho Ogiya is a fun place to get tasty, inexpensive food and dri...