Accommodation Kamenoi Hotel Aso: A Grand Nature Resort in Aso Veronica Carnevale Located in northeastern Kumamoto Prefecture, Aso is a city characterized by its powerful nature—namely, Mount Aso, one of Jap...
Culture Saga Castle By Japanese standards, Saga Castle is a rather unusual castle. Being built on plains and surrounded by only a wall, whereas m...
Culture Tsuchiyu Onsen Nestled in between Mount Audatara and Azuma-Kofuji is the small hot spring town of Tsuchiyu Onsen. Although less famous than ...
Culture Sankeien Garden In 1859, when the port of Yokohama opened to foreign trade, silk was the country's largest export. In 1909, Japan was the wor...
Activities Four-hour Course, Rebun Island Nicole Bauer This little brother of the famous Eight-hour course offers stunning contrasts in landscape, passing along rough cliffs, capes...
Culture Rokkakudo Reborn Elysse Hurtado At the northern tip of Ibaraki lies a series of rocky inlets facing the Pacific Ocean renowned for their physical beauty, and...
Activities Tohoku History Museum Justin Velgus The Tohoku History Museum in Tagajo is located next to Kokufutagajo Station. It can be accessed via a 14 minute train ride on...
Culture Sendai Daikannon Statue Justin Velgus The Sendai Daikannon was the tallest statue in the world when built in 1991. It stands 100 meters high watching over the citi...
Culture Hirosaki Park Eric Thompson Hirosaki Park, with its castle relics, gardens, shrine and cherry blossoms, is definitely worth a visit!
Shopping Tokyo: A Girly Girl’s Itinerary Jessica A Paje A girly girl's afternoon itinerary in Tokyo. We visit Etude House Harajuku for playful cosmetics, Magnolia Bakery for America...
