22 Culture Yara Castle Site Michael Flemming The Yara Castle Site in Kadena Town, Okinawa is the modern day site of a park along the Hija River
10 Culture Kurashiki Dam Michael Flemming Kurashiki Dam tops off its vital role of flood prevention and water conservation by offering a beautiful park setting full of...
10 Activities Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Ishiuchi Maruyama is a popular ski resort just outside Yuzawa town that has a good variety of slopes, 2 half pipes and severa...
Culture Setstock Music Festival in Shobara Chris Cooper See some of Japan's finest bands at Setstock Music Festival in the Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture
Food Pontoiru: Japanese-Italian Cuisine Bonson Lam Look up for some Budget Japanese Italian Fusion Cuisine, conveniently located on top of JR Kyoto station
Accommodation Hakone’s Fujiya Hotel: A True Classic Larry Knipfing If ‘nostalgic’, ‘classic’, and ‘classy’ are high on your list, then the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone is going to please you immensely.
Culture Sanjusangendo Temple - Kyoto Katherine Moore See the awe-inspiring sight of vast sea of 1000 life sized golden statues of the Buddhist 'goddess of mercy' the bodhisattva ...
11 Shopping Daiso Aoyama 100 Yen Plaza Michael Flemming Japanese "dollar" stores pack an unbelievable wide variety of interesing items with quality that defies the asking price
Nightlife Delicious and Cozy "Fudaibo" Timothy Jones Okinawan Izakaya "Fudaibo": a small local eating/drinking place located in the heart of the Kakazu residential neighborhood i...
Culture Kintaikyo Festival 2025 Paul Walsh Edo-era costume parade in this annual reenactment of the return of the local lord over one of the world's most beautiful brid...