Activities Yokohama to Kamakura Paul Stevenson This is a great day trip, especially if you live near Yokohama and can only reach the trail head by public transport. This ea...
Accommodation Minshuku Fuchinoue in Yabakei Haruka Saijo Staying in a Japanese styled guesthouse in the middle of one of the 100 most scenic areas in Japan will provide you with new ...
Activities The Five Arches of Kintai-kyo Justin Velgus The Kintai Bridge of Iwakuni is one of the most famous bridges in Japan. It stretches across the Nishiki River in five magnif...
Culture Nikko’s Kanman-ga-fuchi Walk Tomoko Kamishima There is a great, short walking course in Nikko that leads to the deep Kanman-gafuchi gulch on the Daiya River. It starts fro...
Area Tanabe Alena Eckelmann If you are a serious Aikido buff, you will have heard of Tanabe. This little town on the shores of the Pacific Ocean on the s...
Transportation Sumida River Water Bus Route Tomoko Kamishima Taking a Water Bus and experiencing Tokyo from the river is a great way to grasp how water-centric this city really is.
Activities Noma Daibou and the Bath of Death Chris Glenn A 7th Century temple, and the site of the bathtime assassination of the great warrior Minamoto No Yoshitomo
Area Takayama Justin Dart Takayama is the largest city in the northern region of Hida. Though its population is only 92,000, the area is 2,177.67 km2 w...
Accommodation Kuramaguchi-An Vacation Rental Cathy Cawood For two to four people a vacation rental like Kuramaguchi-An offers a lot more space, freedom and convenience than a hotel at...
