Culture Rediscover Japan's Railways in Kitakyushu Anonymous One of the most rewarding places within the Mojiko Retro area is the Kyushu Railway History Museum, with its extensive indoor...
Culture Gifu Castle, Park and Ropeway Dee Kernke Gifu castle and Ropeway provides a marvelous view of Gifu City and the Naragarawa River from the top of Mt. Kinka. It was fro...
Food Cucina Italiana Il Fiore Justin Dart Hidden in the hinoki blanketed mountains of Kashimo in Nakatsugawa city, Il Fiore holds the distinction of using local produc...
Culture The Birthplace of the Akiyama Brothers Anonymous The birthplace of the military Akiyama brothers Saneyuki and Yoshifuru is easily accessible from Matsuyama Castle. This small...
Activities Kazahaya Fireworks Festival 2026 Anonymous Kazaya Umi Matsuri is the quintessential summer fireworks event in rural Japan. Join yukata-clad locals for cold beer and oohs.
Culture Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails Alena Eckelmann For over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross ...
Culture Introducing Kumano–“The Land of the Gods” Alena Eckelmann Kumano is situated in the southeastern part of the Kii Peninsula in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. People have been worshiping r...
Culture Mount Koya Alena Eckelmann Experience Japanese Esoteric Buddhism on a retreat to mountain temple complex Mt. Koya at Osaka’s doorsteps
Activities Tanabe’s Martial Traditions Alena Eckelmann Practitioners of aikido will have heard of Tanabe, the second biggest city in Wakayama Prefecture.
Activities Osakanakan Anonymous The Osakanakan showcases the fish and fauna of the Shimanto River in Shikoku. This river, which runs for 196 km in neighborin...
