13 Culture Bewitched by Awara Geisha Takako Sakamoto In Awara Hot Spring in Fukui Prefecture, you can enjoy authentic Geisha's dance performance at quite a low price. Other event...
Transportation Riding the Moonlight Echigo Bryan Baier The Moonlight Echigo is a rapid night service train between Tokyo and Niigata. Skip the hotel and get where you're going whil...
Culture Tateyama Museum of Toyama Kerrie Hankinson Oyama Jinja and the sites of Nunobashi at Ashikuraji are great places to visit. The Tateyama Museum is a good place to learn ...
Culture Zuiryuji Kerrie Hankinson Zuiryuji is a magnificent example of early Edo architecture. Modelled on Chinese design, building took 20 years. It reflects ...
Nightlife Gotemba Kogen Resort (Tokinosumika) Jessica A Paje During the holiday season, Gotemba Kogen Resort will put on a fantastic display of Winter Illumination that involves 4-millio...
9 Culture Sabae's Emi Photo Studio Larry Knipfing Situated on a side street in Sabae, and sandwiched in between a number of modern buildings, the Emi Photo Studio, is almost 1...
13 Food Otto Sette Valerie Kor OTTO SETTE, a true Italian fine dining experience in RISONARE Yatsugatake. Only fresh, seasonal ingredients from the region a...
Activities Fruit Picking in Nakagomi Orchard Valerie Kor Pick and feast on fresh, sweet fruits from Nakagomi Orchard in Yamanashi, a place named "King of fruits".
10 Activities Winter Climbing Komagatake C. Rio A few winters ago, I was recruited by my climbing buddy to explore one of the valleys below Komagatake. It was to be a three ...
Activities Memorials to Miura Anjin John Carter William Adams is possibly one the most important figures in the relationship of Japanese and British history and a large part...
