Culture Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima Island Anonymous Oyamazumi Shrine is like a natural cathedral. It's home to a large collection of historical weapons and armour.
Culture Horikawa Boat Tour in Matsue City Louise Waghorn Sightseeing boat, complete with tatami mats offers a unique view of a unique castle moat. Get a fascinating glimpse in to Mat...
Shopping Yuzawa-ya at Yokohama Bay Quarters Tomoko Kamishima Yuzawa-ya is a MUST for handcraft lovers. If you have some free time in Yokohama, please drop in.
Activities Tochigi Prefectural Bldg Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa At the top of Kencho, 15F, you can dine at Jyugoya, the Japanese restaurant, for Y1,000. Lunch is 11 to 4, coffee time 2:30 t...
Accommodation Kaikoan Machiya Stay Higashiyama Hoyee Tse Live the life of a Edo period noble at Kaiokan in Okazaki Higashiyama Kyoto
Activities Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park Jeannie Gan The original site of International Flower Expo that boasts a 100 hectare area with 2600 species of flowers and plants from fr...
Activities Marue Department Store Michael Flemming Marue Department Store is an old breed retailer that has survived the onslaught of newer and bigger competitors by staying tr...
Food Oshiro's Okinawa Soba Bonson Lam Like my childhood holiday, Aharen Village is the kind of place that is has been left behind by time.
Culture Kamakura Engaku-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima Engaku-ji Temple was established in 1282 for the repose of both Chinese and Japanese soldiers’ souls. The war between the Yua...
Culture Zen at Kamakura's Kencho-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima It was Saturday afternoon and I was at Kencho-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura. A few minutes before two o’clock a bell rang to sig...
