15 Culture Kyoto Toji-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Toji-in Temple: Muso Soseki’s garden sonata can be enjoyed from many directions.
Food Maido Kushiyaki and Wine Richard Kirchner An excellent yakitori restaurant between Yokohama and Yokosuka.
10 Culture Kishiwada Castle Bonson Lam The Stone Garden at Kishiwada Castle symbolizes the past and present with ancient materials and modern design that appears qu...
10 Food Ohya's Zou-no-ie Restaurant Sandra Isaka Zou-no-ie, the 'Elephant's House', is an excellent Southeast Asian restaurant in the town of Ohya, which lies just outside of...
Accommodation Yoboso Restaurant and Inn Stephanie Yoboso Restaurant and Inn offers a all-natural, macrobiotic experience allowing one's self to reconnect with nature. Lodging ...
Culture Tokyo Takarazuka Janessa Landry Lights, Music, Curtain! Takarazuka, an all-women theater, shows the talent the women can do by presenting western stories to ...
Food Kurume Ramen Tetsugama in Yokosuka Jessica A Paje Tetsugama in Yokosuka offers a flavorful selection of ramen in an interior rustic setting. With plenty of wide-open seating, ...
Food Nomono Kitchen at Akihabara Tom Roseveare "Seasonal, locally-sourced food." That's the concept behind Nomono, a restaurant and retail outlet new to Akihabara, dedicate...
13 Culture Close up on Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto Larry Knipfing An early morning visit in late December to one of Japan's oldest shrines, Shimogamo Jinja, was cold and beautiful. The sun ha...
Activities Asahidake: Hokkaido's Highest Peak Somrak Bhakdisuparit Enjoy the amazing nature and breathe fresh crisp air at Mt. Asahi, the highest peak in Hokkaido
