Culture Enmyo-ji in Matsuyama Anonymous Enmyo-ji is a Shingon temple in Matsuyama. It’s temple No. 53 on the pilgrimage of 88 temples around Shikoku. It has some beau..
Culture Visit Yokohama’s Hikawa Maru Larry Knipfing If you have never stepped onto the deck of a real ocean liner, then you are in for a treat. At 12,000 tons, the Hikawa Maru is as..
Food Betty Crocker's Hojo Anonymous Betty Crocker's Hojo serves good coffee, cake and food with a fine view of the Seto Inland Sea from its conservatory.
Food Kawamura-ya 111-year-old Soba Shop Tomoko Kamishima If I happen to be close to Sakuragi-cho during lunchtime, my feet go toward Kawamura-ya soba shop and my mouth orders “Ika-ten..
Activities Nagakute Battlefield and Museum Chris Glenn Nagakute was a huge & bloody battlefield. Today it's an interesting, exciting & often spooky area. Locals claim to see the ghosts..
Culture Arts & Crafts at Ehime Folk Museum Anonymous The Saijo Folk Museum has some unusual arts and crafts housed in a beautiful Japanese art nouveau building.
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.
Food PizzaVilla Mago Restaurant Paul Hackshaw Oven-fried Italian pizza and delicious lattes and cakes just north of Heijo Palace site. 50-seat shop has recently opened in Nov..