Activities Battle of Nagashino & Shitaragahara Chris Glenn Check out the site of one of the most famous samurai clashes, the Battle of Nagashino, also known locally as the Battle of Sh...
Activities Naramachi Shopping District Paul Hackshaw Go back in time and visit a traditional shopping street with old buildings.
Accommodation Shirakawa-go no yu Justin Dart Shirakawa-go no Yu, a wonderful, convenient, ryokan in the downtown of Shirkawa-go, a UNESCO world heritage site.
Culture Kumano Kodo’s Nakahechi Trail Alena Eckelmann Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
Beauty & Spa Tsubo-yu Onsen Alena Eckelmann There are thousands of onsen in Japan but Tsubo-yu beats them all. Not only is it one of the oldest hot spring baths in the c...
Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is a small hot spring village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Legend has it that water from a statue of Yakushi Nyora...
Transportation Riding the Waves of Mogami River Alena Eckelmann Mogami River and the Sankyo Rice Warehouses in Sakata City provided authentic scenery for the popular 1983 NHK Taiga Drama "O...
Shopping Kasafuku Doll Paradise Alena Eckelmann The Sanno Club in Sakata City is an exquisitely preserved building that gives a glimpse into rich merchants’ nightly pursuits...
Culture Gangoji Temple Paul Hackshaw Gangoji Temple is a World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Great Temples of Nara. Gangoji Temple was established in 588 as ...
Activities Morohashi Museum of Modern Art Ashley Cox A collection of sculptures and paintings by Salvador Dali, Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso in Fukushima.
