12 Culture Himeji Castle Restoration Project Benjamin Stock Himeji Castle is currently in the midst of a five-year renovation process. This is a special chance to experience a Japanese ...
6 Culture Manhole Covers of Kobe Manish Prabhune Kobe, belonging to the UNESCO Cities of Design, has a certain sense of design, which can be felt across the whole city, inclu...
Activities Shin-Kobe Ropeway Manish Prabhune Shin-Kobe Ropeway transports tourists, who alighted from modern age bullet trains, to deeply scenic Nunobiki Herb Gardens in ...
9 Culture Sasayama Castle Benjamin Stock A few nice shots of the remains of a peaceful, rural castle in Sasayama, Hyogo.
10 Food Lunch at Hachimankamado Benjamin Stock Eat lunch, grilled over an open fire, served in a seaside hut by women dressed as Japanese pearl divers.
Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived. She was the geisha whose partial story ...
Culture Yokoo Tadanori Museum, Kobe Peter Sidell In Kobe in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, the Yokoo Tadanori Museum is displays works by this locally-born artist, whose paintings...
Food Keburikawa Hot Springs Restaurant Bonson Lam This is a peaceful restaurant with a great value degustation style set menu, and guests are welcome to use the Hot Spring Bat...
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2027 Alena Eckelmann Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual cale...