Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sel...
Accommodation Komadori Sanso on Mount Mitake Peter Sidell Komadori Sanso is a friendly, atmospheric and inexpensive mountain lodge on Mitake-san, a sacred Buddhist mountain and popula...
12 Yase in Kyoto Cathy Cawood The Heizan Cable Car, the hiking trail for Mount Hiei, riverside restaurants, beautiful scenery and wildlife are all compelli...
Activities OK Supermarket Shehzad Lokhandwalla A typical Japanese supermarket can be really entertaining, especially if you haven't seen anything like it before. Japanese s...
Beauty & Spa A trip to Goshiki Onsen Matt Stormont It was the day that route 58, the mountain pass that connects Hanazono to Goshiki Onsen (Goshiki Hot Spring) opened after a l...
13 Minamigaoka Dairy Louise Archer Minamigoaka Dairy is a great day out at a family ranch in the Nasu Highlands.
12 Activities Wandering around Enoshima Larry Knipfing Half a day or even an entire day at Enoshima, enjoying the sites and activities is entirely doable
Culture Hanami Hotspots on the Keihan Line Ash The Keihan Line, one of the private train lines linking Kyoto and Osaka, features many of Kansai's most famous cherry blossom...
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...
6 Activities Plum Blossoms in Rural Odawara Hana Joy Soga Plum Grove in Odawara offers a great opportunity to view some amazing plum blossoms for those who can't wait for cherry ...
