Activities Azechi and Iseki Memorial Hall Anonymous The Azechi Umetaro and Iseki Kunisaburo Memorial Hall is an engaging museum about an artist and an industrialist from the area.
Culture History at Ehime Folk Museum Anonymous Saijo Folk Museum offers a very eclectic peek into history. This old-school museum has a bit of everything.
Culture Hamamatsu Castle Katrina Webber Reconstructed Hamamatsu Castle serves as a tribute to the seventeen years Tokugawa Ieyasu spent in the area. The grounds are ...
Accommodation Sumiyoshiya Hotel in Teradomari Rufus Starbuck Ryokan style hotel with great sea views close to the wide Teradomari beaches. Fantastic fresh seafood makes for a delicious d...
Nightlife Sprout Cafe/Takeuma Paul Walsh Tiny corner cafe run by a cheery young couple who use what little space they have to great effect. Serving light ¥500 lunches...
Activities Winter at Naeba Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Naeba ski resort is one of the most well known winter resorts on the main island of Japan. Dominated by the big Prince Hotel ...
Culture Sasago Beach, a Shimane Secret Judith Mikami You have to drive over a weirdly tall bridge and wind down this narrow road, straight in front you will see a pristine beach ...
Activities Tokyo Trick Art Museum, Odaiba Jessica A Paje Tokyo Trick Art Museum: Experience creativity and laughter by visiting 2-dimensional exhibits that appear to be 3-dimensional...
Food CoDow Restaurant, Karuizawa Peter Sidell In the resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano prefecture an hour from Tokyo, CoDow serves quality food and drinks in a co...
Food Noryotei Peter Sidell In the Tenryu area north of Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Noryotei is an elegant, relaxing Japanese restaurant, s...
