Food Polly Put the Kettle On Laura Welch Bilingual cafe that gives you a delicious yet affordable taste of the UK. A personal favorite and choice for best British caf...
Culture Matsushima Hiyoshi Sanno Festival 2027 Roger Smith The Hiyoshi Sanno Festival is a Shinto festival to bless a Buddhist temple. It takes place the third Sunday of April in Matsu...
9 Akiu Falls Botanical Garden Laura Welch Akiu Falls Botanical Garden in Miyagi Prefecture is a great addition to a visit to Otaki Falls. Open from April to November, ...
Culture Plymouth House Ritsuko Maro The Plymouth House is part of an international village in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a small museum of America...
14 Fukushima's Mountain of Flowers Radica Sooknarine Spring in Japan is synonymous with cherry blossoms, but can you imagine a mountain full of different types of cherry blossoms...
Food Banzan Soba Laura Welch For a healthier (and gluten-free!) alternative to ramen, Banzan offers soba noodles alongside soba tea, soba ice-cream, soba ...
Activities Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival 2027 Justin Velgus The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually.
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival Bonson Lam The Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival is a celebration of nature's resilience in the little Kyoto of Northern Japan. Each Ap...
12 Rustic Charm at Kuroyu Onsen Amber Mezbourian Get back to basics at Kuroyu Onsen, an old-fashioned hot spring resort dating from 1674, and feel your troubles melt away in ...
