Culture Nikko Kaido near Soka Justin Dart Nikko Kaido - the road to the deep dark north still survives in places - particularly in east Saitama - near Soka
Area Higashishirakawa Village Justin Dart Heikoncha! Welcome to Higashishirakawa. Only two villages remain in Gifu prefecture; Shirakawa-go and Higashishirakawa villag...
Shopping Kamakura Ryotan Minami Tanaka As a longtime resident of Kamakura, I would like to introduce to you one of my favorite antique shops. Kamakura Ryotan is a s...
Activities Hiking Mt. Miyuki Anonymous Rising up behind Gokoku Shrine is a mountain peak that wears a different face in every season. This is Miyukiji-san. It’s eas...
Activities Iwase Bunko Library in Nishio-shi Chris Glenn If access to rare, antique books on Asian literature and history normally reserved for scholars is a dream....
Culture Shonai Eigamura in Tsuruoka City Alena Eckelmann Hollywood in Japan at the Shonai Open-air Movie Set in Yamagata. Pretend to be a samurai for one day.
Activities Mikawa Bushi and Ieyasu Museum Chris Glenn Proud, stoic, loyal strong. These are the attributes of the Mikawa Bushi, samurai of the Matsudaira clan of Mikawa who becam...
Culture Osatsu Ama San, Woman Diver Museum Chris Glenn If you’ve ever seen the James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice”, you may remember scenes of the traditional Japanese white clo...
Beauty & Spa Amanohashidate Onsen Robert Van Egghen Soak your troubles away at the Amanohashidate onsen, next to one of the top three sights in Japan
