Culture Bladesmiths of Sakai Alena Eckelmann There are 75 families members of the Sakai blade-making guild. Their workshops are located in the old part of Sakai, a stretch of..
Beauty & Spa Wakura Onsen Resort Alena Eckelmann Wakura hot spring is one of Japan’s historical hot springs with a history of 1,200 years. It is located right by the ocean on ..
Culture Noto’s Kiriko Festivals Alena Eckelmann The Noto Peninsula is famous for its Kiriko Festivals. Kiriko are large lanterns that are carried around during summer festivals..
Area Iide Iide Town is a small town in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture. The town is surrounded by four mountain ranges: Zao Renbo, Azuma Renbo, Azahi Renbo and Iide Renbo. The 8,000 people or so..
Food Nagasaki's Chinatown Alena Eckelmann Nagasaki's Chinatown, home of Nagasaki's famous noodle dishes - champon and sara udon
Culture Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann The most famous German in Japan is probably Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), a national of Bavaria in present-day Germany
Culture Glover Garden in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann Glover Garden in Nagasaki: posh residences of former foreign VIP residents in a hill on the Minami-Yamate hill
Activities Zao Ski Resort Alena Eckelmann Zao Ski Resort, snow monsters and great onsen, all just a Shinkansen ride away