Food Regional Cuisine - Nagasaki Sleiman Azizi Nagasaki prefecture is famous for its international cuisine influences. Local foods include champon noodles, Goto udon, Saseb...
Culture Summer in Japan: Your Seasonal Guide Joanna Ligon Japan’s summer can be overwhelming. But it’s also part of the atmosphere that defines this time of year, where everything fee...
Activities In and Around Takamatsu Peter Sidell In Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island, Takamatsu is a lively, interesting city with interesting sights and scenery a...
Activities 4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South Tom Roseveare Thanks to the Hokuriku bullet train, Kanazawa is now easier to reach—cutting the old five-hour trip from Tokyo in half.
Activities The Forest, Japan’s Best Kept Secret Alena Eckelmann Japan’s best kept secret is not found in the backstreets of Tokyo, in the shopping malls of Osaka or in the alleys of Kyoto. ...
Accommodation Experience Oarai: A Quiet Fishing Town Blessed by the Bounty of the Sea Joanna Ligon Every journey has its pace. In Oarai, on the Ibaraki coast, that pace is set by the sea—steady and patient.
Activities Inujima Noro Randria Inujima is one of the many islands of the Seto Inland Sea. Due to its small surface area, you can go all over the island by w...
Golden Route to West Japan: Hiroshima & Fukuoka Tom Roseveare The Golden Route describes a conventional way to see Japan for first-time visitors, taking in some of its established cities—...
Culture Katori Jingu Elizabeth S Katori Jingu, one of Japan’s three original grand shrines, is a pilgrimage site for martial arts enthusiasts. The 2000-year-o...
Culture Exploring Omori Jasper Wilkins Omori is filled with history and parkland, including the beautiful Heiwa-no-mori koen. Other places of interest include the S...
