Culture Nagoya's Big Buddha Chris Glenn Toganji is a Soto sect Buddhist Temple established in 1532 by Oda Nobuyuki, the younger brother of Oda Nobunaga and lord of n...
Shopping Ebisugawa Homeware Street Bonson Lam This is the street to go to for traditional Kyoto furniture and curios, from wooden screens to period items. Just a short str...
Culture Nakamura Koen in Nagoya Chris Glenn Nakamura Koen in Nagoya is the birthplace of the samurai warriors Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Kato Kiyomasa.
Shopping A Day at Oasis 21 Chris Glenn Oasis 21 is a popular sightseeing spot, a shopping venue, eating location and event site. As the name suggests, it really is ...
Activities Otome Keikoku Justin Dart Otome Keikoku in Kashimo, Nakatsugawa, is a hiking area and camp ground surrounded by the wild nature of Gifu Prefecture. The...
Shopping Quest to Find the Modern Day Tansu Bonson Lam The Miyazaki Emporium is a Kyoto Institution, century old makers of traditional and modern Japanese furniture, kimono chests ...
Shopping Kyoto Traditional Furniture Museum Bonson Lam See Craftsmen at work hand-making tansu (kimono chests) and discover how Japanese furniture looked up to 100 years ago.
Shopping Kyoto Rakushikan Bonson Lam Feel and breathe the culture of washi, Japanese living paper. A four level museum and emporium of washi where you can experi...
Activities Akita Port Tower Selion Hitoshi Kawai Enjoy views from the mountains to the city, port and the sea from this tower hovering higher than any building in Akita.
Culture Sankyo Rice Warehouses Alena Eckelmann The heritage of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture tells the stories of rich rice merchants and of poor day laborers in rice ...
