Activities Okumatsushima Jomon Village Museum Justin Velgus The Historical Museum of Jomon Village Oku Matsushima is museum full of information and artifacts relating to the Jomon peopl...
Activities Ishinomaki's Kinkasan Island Justin Velgus Kinkasan is a small island about 60 kilometers east of Sendai. It is considered one of the Three Holiest Places of the Tohoku...
9 Culture Iha Nuru Tomb Michael Flemming The Iha Nuru Tomb in Uruma City contains 15 Ryukyuan urns each shrines themselves with a pair of remains
Activities Free 2 Weeks of Wi-Fi for Tourists Todd Wojnowski Free WiFi in Japan is almost nonexistent, which makes traveling tough for tourists. NTT East, however, is offering free, no-s...
Accommodation Kirishimaya Ryokan Aline Laborde Surrounding the heart of Kusatsu’s famous Yubatake lies Kirishimaya Ryokan, a Japanese style inn owned by Nakazawa-san. Howev...
9 Food Udon Bowl Donya Michael Flemming Udon Donburi Donya loosely translates into English as Udon Bowl Donya, a very nice restaurant within the San-A Main City in U...
Activities Imperial Palace Tokyo on New Year's Jessica A Paje Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (Happy New Year)! Celebrate the New Year by receiving a New Year Greeting from Their Majesties t...
20 Culture Statues of Kagoshima Peter Sidell Kagoshima City on Japan's Kyushu island takes great in its role in Japanese history; it seems that around every corner there'...
11 Culture Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen Rufus Starbuck Tsukiyono Yaze Shinsui Koen is a road station in Minakami that is home to the ruins of a Jomon Period settlement.
Food Shibuya Secrets: Nonbei Yokocho James Rodrigues Nonbei Yokocho, or Drunkard's Alley, is a tiny pathway spitting distance from Shibuya Crossing jammed with tiny bars, restaur...
