Activities The Sand Dunes of Tottori Jamila Brown As the only geographical formation of its kind, tourists from all over Japan flock to this rural prefecture to experience thi...
6 Culture Tottori Sand Museum Kim Bergström The Tottori Sand Museum has a range of detailed sand sculptures, made to coincide with an annual theme. The venue is located ...
7 Activities Tottori Sand Dune Views Kim Bergström One of Japan's most breathtaking natural landscapes is the Tottori Sand Dunes. The dunes occupy a space of over 30 square kil...
7 Culture Streets of Shimonoseki Kim Bergström Shimonoseki, in the southern portion of Yamaguchi Prefecture, offers much more than simply a thoroughfare to Kyushu. The city...
Activities Bicycle Ride to Inasanohama Beach Kim Bergström Exploring Izumo on two wheels is easy, with bicycles available for rent from Izumo Taisha Mae station for a small fee. One of...
Culture Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Reopens Sleiman Azizi The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was reopened in April following two years of upgrades. The Museum now focuses on the memo...
Culture Meimei-an and the Tea Ceremony Culture of Matsue Shauntoniqua Clayton Neither Matsue nor Shimane Prefecture are known for matcha production, yet Matsue has become known as one of Japan’s three bi...
Beauty & Spa Tamatsukuri Onsen Shauntoniqua Clayton Matsue has two areas famous for its natural hot spring water – Tamatsukuri Onsen and Shinjiko Onsen.
Culture Otome Toge St. Maria Chapel Denes Perlaky Otome Toge St. Maria Chapel is where the hidden Christians of Nagasaki were brought to, and tortured to give up their faith. ...
Culture Hori Mansion and Garden Denes Perlaky Hori Mansion and Garden is the lavish home of a wealthy family, with a guesthouse for high-society business men and politicia...