Activities Climbing Mount Fuji Ash Climbing Mount Fuji is a fantastic experience for the well-prepared traveler, and will provide you to with a great sense of a...
Culture Osagoe Folk Village Museum in Fukui Takako Sakamoto At Osagoe Folk Village Museum in Fukui City, there are five old Japanese houses with thatched roofs preserved in an idyllic s...
Culture Iiyama's Ajisai-dera Robert Grey One of the great things about getting out of Japanese cities is that you will ultimately find some wonderful and little known...
Food Ikkaku Grilled Chicken Restaurant Charlotte Griffiths Ikkaku is a small chain restaurant which originated in Kagawa and now serves up incredible, succulent chicken in Osaka, Yokoh...
Activities Omimaiko Beach at Lake Biwa Alexandra Dorovici Are you looking for a way to take advantage of the warm weather of Kansai? Try Omimaiko beach on lake Biwa, a clear-water pea...
Food Men Dojo Ramen Restaurant Todd Wojnowski Men Dojo is a delicious ramen restaurant well off the beaten path, with a wide menu and great tasting noodles.
Activities Enoshima/Kugenuma Beach Todd Wojnowski Perhaps the most popular and easily-accessible beach from Tokyo, Kugenuma is just over an hour away from Shinjuku. It has a v...
Shopping AEON LakeTown: Japan's Largest Mall Hannah Morse AEON LakeTown will have you shopping until you drop: literally.
Culture Visiting the Ushiku Daibutsu (Great Buddha) Biankah Bailey The Ushiku Daibutsu is one of the tallest statues in Japan that many people have never heard about.
Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant. Authentic food in a rustic farmhouse
