Beauty & Spa Getting Lost at Wakamiya Onsen Nate Hill Wakamiya Onsen is unlike any other place I've been to. Surreally like a time warp, but one that you oddly feel like you someh...
Activities Bay Stars DeNA Baseball Game Larry Knipfing If you are a baseball lover and have been captivated over the years by the magical performances of Nomo, Matsui, and Ichiro, ...
Beauty & Spa Towns of the Kiso Valley Nakasendo Joe Peters See a few of the ancient towns along the Nakasendo. Enjoy visiting a few of the villages along the Nakasendo, trying the food...
Culture National Bunraku Theater Christie Petrakopoulou Visit the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka and discover Japan's traditional performing arts.
Beauty & Spa Scenic Kawaguchiko Andrew Checkley Of the five lakes cooling Mt. Fuji’s toes, Kawaguchiko is the most popular and most developed.
Culture Introduction to Koyasan Aries Lucea A trip to Mt. Koya or Koyasan is an experience of a preserved culture of faith and beauty of Shingo Budhism.
Culture Ikazaki Kite Fighting Festival 2026 Ingrid Lezar On May 5th every year, teams fight it out on the banks of the Oda River in Ikazaki--with traditional Japanese paper kites.
Shopping Dove Palace in Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima A yellow paper bag from (Toshima-ya confectionary) with a cute dove logo on the side and dove-shaped cookies inside is a typi...
Activities Living in Sapporo Ben Cheng What it's like to live and work in Sapporo, Japan, from an ex-pat's perspective.
Culture Nokogiriyama: "Saw-tooth" Mountain Elisabeth Kress Chiba's Nokogiriyama is an little known day trip from Tokyo with thrilling views, an atmospheric hike through a forested temp...
