Culture Kumamoto Castle's Micro-Lordship Takako Sakamoto Kumamoto Castle has introduced a new fund raising system called, "Micro Lordship System", and has been raising donations from...
Culture Hotokeguara, the Buddha Rock Shawn Swinger Hotokeguara, a hidden gem of coastline comprised of Buddha like rocks and cliffs, found out in the Western wilds of Shimokita...
Food Furaikyo With organically grown buckwheat flour from Niigata Prefecture, Furaikyo has been offering superb homemade soba noodles since...
Food Chiara Bella Paul Arenson-Kawano Chef Fumi, friendly and gifted, with over 10 years experience in central and southern Italy, cooks up a feast for a reasonabl...
Topic Buddhism From Across the Sea Tomoko Kamishima introduces six special priests from old China who had a great influence on Japanese Buddhism between the 8th...
Topic Route 134 Seaside Walk A series by Tomoko Kamishima about the area between Kamakura and Enoshima along Route 134, where there are five beautiful sho...
Transportation Takamatsu to Tokyo by Train Yuichi Kobayashi Beat the plane on the Takamatsu to Tokyo overnight sleeper train. The Sunrise Seto takes you to Tokyo via Okayama Kobe Osaka ...
Culture Sengan-en Sengan-en (仙巌園) is Kagoshima's renowned Edo-era stroll garden, situated in the northern part of the city. Once the home of...
Topic Toshogu Secrets When it was built in the 17th century, Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine was a unique and a completely new type of shrine. Why and how wa...
Food The Beef House GYUS. The Beef House GYUS specialises in all things beef. Based in the Shonan region, GYUS focuses on selecting the freshest and to...
