Culture Inujima: Industrial Remains as Art Clifford Bernstein The smallest of the three main islands in the Setouchi Art Island project, centered on a century old copper smelting plant tu...
13 Activities Fukuurajima - the Lucky Inlet Andrew Kehoe Fukuurajima is a small island accessible by footbridge in Matsushima. It has many lookouts and stellar views of the surroundi...
Food Kamakura’s Hato-koji Tearoom Tomoko Kamishima Hato-koji is a modern style Japanese tearoom that serves traditional tea and deserts. They have three types of Japanese tea w...
Food Sangosho Restaurant Anonymous Sangosho, or ‘coral’ in English, is a popular café and restaurant offering a fabulous panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea.
Food Blue Heaven Ice Cream Anonymous Blue Heaven in Hojo serves delicious Blue Seal Okinawan ice cream next to the Seto Inland Sea. Enjoy exotic flavors as you wa...
Transportation Kagoshima to Okinawa Ferry Services Sarah Firth Want to see all Kagoshima has to offer? Then pull on those sea legs and head for the open ocean! A guide to reaching the far ...
Accommodation Umi no Cho Justin Dart A wonderful resort onsen hotel overlooking the ocean featuring a private beach, bars, game room, and more
Food Chibo Okonomiyaki in Sendai Justin Velgus Chibo is an Osaka-style okonomiyaki restaurant. Slightly hidden on the third floor in the Ichibancho shopping district, this ...
Activities Akiyama Brothers Memorial Anonymous Statues of two famous soldiers, the Akiyama brothers, stand in a grove of cherry trees in Baishinji. The brothers played lead...
Activities The Shimanami Kaido Anonymous The area around the Seto Inland Sea is known as ‘Setouchi’. The Shimanami Kaido is a chain of islands and bridges with cycle ...
