Activities Umiyama Observation Tower Anonymous The Umiyama Observation Tower stands on a small mountain with a great view of the Seto Inland Sea and the bridges of the Shim...
Culture Niimi City Samurai Parade 2026 Judith Mikami Niimi City Samurai Parade a 300 year tradition that is celebrated every year on October 15th. A festival that brings the loca...
Food Lemon Cafe, Hirosaki Peter Sidell In Hirosaki in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Lemon Cafe is a great place to relax over a slice of cake or light meal, with a pea...
10 Activities Kobe City Hall Observatory Peter Sidell In Kobe in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, the City Hall Observatory offers a complete panorama of the city, with handsome views of...
12 Activities Ikaho Green Farm Rufus Starbuck Ikaho Green Bokujo offers the chance to check out the sights, sounds and especially the smells of a working farm. Located on ...
Culture Osore-zan Peter Sidell On the Shimokita Peninsula in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Osore-zan is a truly unique place, a still-steaming extinct volcano,...
Food Ippuku-ya: a Hidden Gem in Kaneyama Amber Mezbourian In a prefecture renowned for the quality of its produce, it's easy to become complacent about food. Ippuku-ya is a reminder o...
Area Niihama Mark Anderson Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture is a bustling industrial city of 124,000 people on the north coast of Shikoku. Although the ...
Food Mister Donut Michael Flemming Like other dead American franchises such as Shakey's and A&W, Mister Donut thrives in Japan
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 ...
