Transportation Riding the Waves of Mogami River Alena Eckelmann Mogami River and the Sankyo Rice Warehouses in Sakata City provided authentic scenery for the popular 1983 NHK Taiga Drama "O...
10 Mother of All Farms: Mother Farm Anonymous In Japan's Chiba prefecture, Mother Farm makes a nice day trip from Tokyo, with animals to see, food, drinks, and a bungee jump!
Food Cafe Tereya in Ushimado Town Judith Mikami In this era of franchised coffee shops with interchangeable decor, background musicand staff it is refreshing to experience a...
Culture Yokohama’s Soji-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The sprawling and beautiful Soji-ji Temple in Yokohama is one of the two biggest Zen temples of the Soto sect in Japan.
Beauty & Spa Tomo-no-ura in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Emmie Tsumura The picturesque seaside town of Tomo-no-ura. It is the setting of Hayao Miyazaki's animated fantasy film, Ponyo, and renowned...
14 Shopping Yamada Denki in Uruma Michael Flemming Okinawa Yamada Denki is a franchise operation of four stores selling electronics, home appliances, home improvement, lifestyl...
Activities Monkey Business in Ancient Inuyama Chris Glenn There's monkey business going on at at Japan Monkey park
Nightlife Kamakura's Beach Bars Peter Sidell Every summer, Kamakura beach is home to dozens of funky bars and food stands right on the sand, great places for eating, drin...
Culture Exploring the Landmarks of Odaiba Jeremy Yap From a land reclaimed to a place accliamed. Odaiba is a place to get picturesque photos that you can send back home to your f...
Activities Tomogashima Carlos Takashima Tomogashima is a former island fort off the coast of Wakayama City
