Beauty & Spa Bears and Beer in Iwate Prefecture Nathan Palmer This hotel brewery complex has excellent cuisine, an idillic setting, hots springs and some superb locally brewed beers on ta...
Accommodation Osawa Onsen, Hanamaki Aric Denfield Osawa Onsen, in the verdant hills of Iwate, is more than just a hot spring hotel, it's a retreat and a snapshot of Japan from...
Activities Kasadera Kannon Temple Chris Glenn The old Tokaido runs directly below and around the Kasadera Temple in Nagoya, one of the more beautiful temples along the old...
Culture Motsuji Temple The Motsuji Temple was once a large and important temple of the Tendai sect and consisted of numerous buildings. Today Motsuj...
Activities Geibikei Gorge Geibikei is a 2-kilometer-long canyon formed by the Satetsu River, surrounded by over 50-meter-high rock walls and culminatin...
Activities Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium The Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, built specifically for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, was completed in 2018. The stadium w...
Activities Ryusendo Cave Ryūsendō is one of Japan's three largest limestone caverns. It is located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the T...
Culture Chusonji Temple Chusonji is a Buddhist temple in the city of Hiraizumi in southern Iwate Prefecture. It is the main temple of the Tendai sect...
Activities Genbikei Gorge The Genbikei Gorge is a 2 km stretch of the Iwai River, known for its rugged landscape and dynamic whitewater stretches. The ...
Food Natural Life Studio [Closed] Sarashanti Natural Life Studio offers delicious in-house macrobiotics snacks, meals and drinks made with local produce. High quality yog...