Culture Ime Shrine Gaurav Raja Dahal This shrine enshrines 3 main deities: Uke Mochi no Kami: The goddess of food, Ame no Uzume no Mikoto: The goddess of dawn, mi...
Accommodation APA Hotel Fukui Katamachi Peter Sidell In Fukui in central Japan, APA Hotel Katamachi is business hotel that makes up for its distance from the station by being com...
Food Tomiya Izakaya in Fukui Peter Sidell Close to the main station in Fukui in central Japan, Tomiya is a traditional Japanese izakaya (dining bar), serving up inexpe...
Culture Blades of Shinanomachi Nathan Eden I visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinat...
Culture Kanazawa's Noh Museum Peter Sidell In Kanazawa in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the Noh Museum is what it sounds like. You can see masks and costumes used in per...
8 Culture Kanazawa Cultural Facilities Pass Peter Sidell In western Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, Kanazawa is home to a wide range of historical and cultural attractions. It's possibl...
Culture The Artisans Trail Lucy Dayman Hokuriku is a region on the northwestern side of Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands. The area is rich in food, untouched ...
Culture Shirone Kite Museum Kim Bergström The Shirone area of Niigata has a long and colorful history with kites. The region has an annual kite festival with origins d...
Activities Sakura Season At Hakusan Park 2026 Kim Bergström Niigata City's Hakusan Park is home to around 160 Somei Yoshino cherry trees, making it one of the area's top spots to visit ...
Accommodation The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen Linka Wade Shibu Onsen in Nagano Prefecture is a lovely onsen town in a gorgeous natural area. But it also has something more to offer -...
