Activities Echigo Winery in Urasa Rufus Starbuck Echigo Winery in Urasa is a working winery that stands out from the surrounding rice fields. Tasting rooms, an amazing restau...
Activities Dogo Park Anonymous Close to the Dogo Onsen Honkan and Dogo Station is Dogo Park and the Yuzuki Castle Ruins. There's lots to see and do here all...
Accommodation Minshuku Umikawa, Yakushima Peter Sidell Close to Miyanoura port on Japan's Yakushima rainforest island, Minshuku Umikawa is a comfortable, convenient and inexpensive...
Activities Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art Hannah Morse A collection of rarely seen ukiyo-e prints in Harajuku.
Food Fujisawa's Freshness Burger Cafe Christopher McLean If you are aching for a decent burger on a budget without succumbing to the likes of well known fast food chains, look no fur...
Activities Kisuge-daira: Day Lilies in Nikko Tomoko Kamishima Beautiful yellow day lilies cover the grass halfway up the mountain of Nikko's Ko-maruyama in early summer. They bloom from m...
Food Uoichi Mandy Bartok Enjoy the freshest fish from Kumamoto prefecture's Amakusa islands at Uoichi
Culture Daian-zenji Temple, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Daian-zenji Temple is located in the picturesque mountainside of Fukui city. 30-min-drive-away from the city center, you can ...
Accommodation Iroha Ryokan, Aomori City Peter Sidell Just two minutes from Aomori Station in Japan's Tohoku region, Iroha Ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn, offering good valu...
Transportation JR Ryogoku Station Chris Barnes If you're visiting the Edo Tokyo Museum or the Kokugikan Sum Stadium, you're likely to find yourself at Ryogoku Station.