Culture Seki Art Gallery Anonymous The Seki Art Gallery offers a tranquil hour of art appreciation between Dogo and the center of Matsuyama. There's a variety o...
Activities Ishizaki Kisen Offices Anonymous One of the buildings of interest in Mitsu is the office of Ishizaki Kisen, the ferry company that runs the Matsuyama to Hiros...
Culture Craft Sake Week 2026: Two Tochigi's Sake Stories, Told From the Source Joanna Ligon Tochigi Prefecture runs deep with sake heritage—but for a fleeting window each spring, that heritage travels to the heart of ...
6 Food Namja Town's Ice Cream Parlour John Carter Step away from the comforts of vanilla ice cream and try something insane like charcoal or curry or miso at Namja Town in Ike...
6 Activities Sakurajima in All Seasons Mandy Bartok Sakurajima volcano, looming over the city of Kagoshima in southern Kyushu, looks stunning in all seasons.
9 Food Enoshima’s Fujimi-tei Restaurant Tomoko Kamishima Fujimi-tei is a restaurant near Iwaya Cave on Eoshima Island. They have some extraordinary things-A great view of Mt. Fuji, s...
Food Matsuya Restaurant Chain Todd Wojnowski Matsuya is a "fast food" chain that specializes in gyudon (beef and rice bowls) and curry, and is an excellent quick, cheap a...
Accommodation Nature Inn Hanashin, Rebun Island Nicole Bauer The Nature Inn is an ecolodge situated on the east coast of the island, a five-minute drive from the ferry terminal in Kafuka...
Food Pokémon Returns to Komeda Coffee with New Collaboration Kim Bergström Pokémon fans with a sweet tooth have a new reason to stop by Komeda Coffee this spring. The beloved Japanese café chain has t...
Culture The Fairytales of Kenji Miyazawa Hannah Bambra Tohoku's mountains and forests were the inspiration for Hiyao Miyazaki's work. Kenji Miyazawa's stories of shape-shifting ani...
