Food Taverna Vicini at Daigenta Canyon Rufus Starbuck Daigenta Canyon sits just outside Yuzawa. There is a lake out there that sits under Mount Daigenta, a camping area, an outdoor center..
Culture Hamamatsu Kite Flying Festival 2026 Early May A festival during Golden week where kites are flown to celebrate the birth of a son.
Culture Princess Road Procession 2026 Late Mar This parade takes place in Kiga, Hamamatsu the first Saturday and Sunday of April. See the re-enacted procession of an Edo-era princess..
Shopping Shambles Handmade Accessories Saskia Gilmour Master jeweler and craftsman, Hiroyuki Ohara creates contemporary accessories and jewelery. His shop, Shambles (シャンブルズ),..
Beauty & Spa Myoko Suginohara Ski-jo Anonymous Myoko Suginohara Ski-jo in Niigata boasts Japan’s longest continuous run.
Beauty & Spa Hekinan Aquarium Chris Glenn There’s not a heck of a lot to do in Hekinan! Its the No.1 fig growing area in Japan. But then who gives a fig? Oh, and there..
Activities Reap Interest from the Money Museum Chris Glenn One of the great things about The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Money Museum is that you don’t need any money to enjoy it. Entr..
12 Historic Home in Kanbara, Shizuoka Sandra Isaka On a visit to Kanbara-juku, a former post town on the old Tokaido Highway, the former Igarashi Dental Clinic in Shizuoka is a 'must..
