9 Culture Fukui Children's Museum Larry Knipfing The Fukui Children's Museum is a fun concoction of art, history, and science, with many hands-on exhibits. The museum is quit...
11 Culture Fukui's Yokokan Garden Larry Knipfing Located just minutes from Fukui Station by bus (Keifuku 35 bus) or taxi, or a pleasant 15 minute-walk on a nice day, Yokokan ...
8 Food Naka Izu Winery Chateau T.S. Sandra Isaka Located near Shuzenji, the Naka Izu Winery is a wonderful stop for anyone sightseeing in central Izu. Sample wine in their ta...
Food Marugame Seimen Udon Hannah Warren As a former resident of Kagawa Prefecture (known as Udon-ken), I’m a little fussy about my udon. Okay, a lot fussy. ...
10 Activities Kumamoto Amakusa Utase Sailing Yui Yamaguchi Breathe in the ocean breeze onboard the historic Utase sailing ships, which are an icon of Ashikita and the Asakusa Islands i...
Culture The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura Joe Peters Tsuchiura City is about 50 km or so northeast of Tokyo. It is located near Lake Kasumigaura, which is Japan's second largest ...
Food Kyoto Ramen Koji Hoyee Tse Ramen is definitely one of my must have dishes in Japan. I love noodles and how the Japanese use their many years of experien...
Culture The Okazaki District of Kyoto Hoyee Tse In the Okazaki area of Kyoto, you will find all you need to learn about Japan's life and style.
Culture Visit the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum Shinya Ota Museum of Japanese emigrants. Must place to visit for desendants of Japanese immigrants and history lovers