Beauty & Spa Kappa no Yu Hot Springs Bryan Baier Kappa no Yu Hot Springs is a small onsen located in the functionally uninhabited Yagen Valley with clear blue hot spring wate...
Area Iki Island David Borgeson If you're thirsting for a taste of the tropics during summer, Iki Island, located off the northwest coast of Kyushu, offers a...
Culture Shiraishi Island Paradise Joanne Wong Nestled in the bosom of the Seto Inland Sea in Okayama Prefecture, tiny, quirky Shiraishi Island is truly a great discovery.
Culture Nishinoshima Part of Oki Islands Nicola Jones Nishinoshima is not a small, round, flat island, so you will need to do a little planning if you want to make the most of you...
Culture Higashi Chaya Geisha Area, Kanazawa Erik OBrien Nowhere in Japan has touched me more than Kanazawa. Particularly Higashi Ochaya and the surrounding area. Hoping all those wh...
Activities Natural Beauty of Shikine-jima Nicole Bauer Shikine-jima, an island about 150km south of Tokyo, is perfect for a relaxed time surrounded by crystal clear waters and beau...
Accommodation Nikko Guesthouse Sumica Catherine Hagar Nikko Guesthouse Sumica is in the perfect location for backpackers and budget travelers between Tobu-Nikko and JR Nikko Stati...
Beauty & Spa Tsubo-yu Onsen Alena Eckelmann There are thousands of onsen in Japan but Tsubo-yu beats them all. Not only is it one of the oldest hot spring baths in the c...
Culture Yakushima - Jomon Sugi Chris Cooper Follow a forest trek leading to Jomon Sugi, a magnificent beast of a tree that is 2000 - 7000 years old
