Food Somaro in Sakata City Alena Eckelmann If you ever want to be entertained by some maiko (apprentice geisha) while eating lunch, make your way to Somaro in Sakata City.
Shopping Hakata Doll Painting Experience Haruka Saijo Just buying is not the only way you can get a souvenir at a traditional Hakata Doll specialty shop.
Activities Arte Piazza in Bibai Anna Cocchiarella If you need your quirky, wistful art fix, Bibai’s outdoor sculpture park, Arte Piazza, is the place to find it.
Food Ajisen Ramen Restaurant Yui Yamaguchi Premium pork ramen with tonkotsu (pork bone) stock and handmade noodles, Topped with thin tender slices of pork belly, cabbag...
Culture Basho. Haiku or Ninja Master? Chris Glenn There’s a rumor that the famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho wasn’t just a master of poetry, but a master of the art of the Ninja!
Culture Art Space Yosuga Saskia Gilmour Art Space Yosuga (Art space 寄す処) is an artists' residency, gallery and cafe/bar located 15 minutes walk from JR Kyoto Stat...
Culture Gozan no Okuribi (Mountain Bonfire) 2024 Karen Zheng Believed to be dated back to the 13th century, Gozan no Okuribi is an annual traditional event that takes place annually on A...
Food Japanese Breakfast in Wakamiya Elizabeth Wormald A typical traditional Japanese breakfast, it's not quite cornflakes. . . .
Activities Chiba Port Tower Experience Todd Wojnowski The Chiba Port Tower offers beautiful seascape and cityscape views at a fraction of the cost of those OTHER towers around Tokyo.
Culture Yakushima - Shiratani Unsuikyo Chris Cooper Take in the magical forest, glimpse mossy boulders, free walking deer and be inspired like the artist from anime file Princes...
