Culture Fukui Castle and Yuki Hideyasu Takako Sakamoto Yuki Hideyasu was the first lord of the Fukui Clan. The second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he could have been heir and Shogun one...
Transportation Your Japan Train Map: Collins Rail Map of Japan Ryan Noble Travel around Japan via its extensive network of trains, gliding from Tokyo to must-visit spots like Kanazawa, Kyoto, Fukuoka...
Topic Northward Golden Route This series explores traveling along the Northward Golden Route covering Saitama, Niigata, and Gunma prefectures.
Food Cucina Italiana Il Fiore Justin Dart Hidden in the hinoki blanketed mountains of Kashimo in Nakatsugawa city, Il Fiore holds the distinction of using local produc...
Izumo: Japan’s Hidden Heart of Tradition, Nature, and Spirituality Thomas Kruse As the plane makes its final approach to Izumo over Lake Shinji, sweeping views of misty, rolling mountains appear through th...
Activities Ryusendo Cave Ryūsendō is one of Japan's three largest limestone caverns. It is located in the town of Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in the T...
Topic Echizen Beach One of the major tourist attractions of Echizen Beach in Fukui prefecture is its magnificent scenery. See the best parts of t...
Activities Tokyo Food Education Fair 2013 [Closed] Todd Wojnowski The Tokyo Food Education Fair is an annual festival held in Yoyogi Park. In addition to programs explaining everything you'd ...
Culture The Ishioka Festival, Ibaraki 2015 Elysse Hurtado One of the three biggest festivals in Eastern Japan, the Ishioka Festival, is held every year during September in the city of...
Shopping Shopping in Ginza: 10 Unexpected Finds at Matsuya Ginza Ryan Noble In the heart of Ginza is Matsuya Ginza, the home of luxury shopping in Tokyo. This Ginza department store has been open since...
