Activities Himakajima Sarah Mathews A short ferry ride from the mainland near Nagoya will get you to Himakajima (Himaka Island). It’s a great day trip from Nagoy...
Culture Tokugawa-en, Nagoya Sarah Mathews If, like me, you’re addicted to traditional Japanese Gardens, then be sure to check out Tokugawa-en in Nagoya.
Culture Rokusho Jinja Katrina Webber Rokusho Jinja- shrine where Tokugawa Ieyasu was prayed for and taken to be named as a child. Walk in the footsteps of feudal ...
Culture Nunoike Cathedral Chris Glenn Nunoike is Nagoya and Central Japan's largest Catholic Cathedral, with a Gothic Revivalist architectural style and 50m belfri...
Food Shikemichi Restaurant Chris Glenn French styled cuisine in a 270 year old traditional Japanese kura warehouse.
Activities Okazaki Fujikawa Juku Chris Glenn The 37th station on the old Tokaido lives on! Okazaki's Fujikawa Juku is being reinvigorated!
Activities Get a 360 at Icinomiya’s 138 Tower Chris Glenn The people of Ichinomiya have a sense of humor, and at the least you'll get a 360 at Icinomiya’s 138 Tower, if you get the jo...
Shopping Okazaki's Shrine to the God Of War Chris Glenn Okazaki's Shrine to the God Of War, where Ieyasu prayed before each battle, is now eerily quiet...until the samurai return ev...
Activities Fuji, the Floating Antarctic Museum Chris Glenn At Nagoya Port is a huge, orange icebreaker with a helicopter on deck. The Antarctic survey ship, Fuji is now a museum!
