Accommodation Ogino, Fukushima Farm Stay Izumi Kershaw Fukushima is famous for many natural spectacles including Goshikinuma and Lake Inawashiro. Producing diverse agricultural products..
Food Tsuruya Yuba Restaurant, Nikko Todd Wojnowski Tsuruya Restaurant, near the shore of Lake Chuzenji near Nikko, serves up a variety of cuisine that includes yuba, a famous food..
Activities Cycle Trip from Kyoto to Shigaraki Cathy Cawood Cycling from Kyoto through the countryside of Shiga Prefecture to Shigaraki, the tanuki statue town.
Activities Ohana Estate Mandy Bartok The Ohana Estate and garden features an old samurai mansion with Western-style accoutrements in the canal city of Yanagawa in southern..
Accommodation Villa Hamanako Peter Sidell Near Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Villa Hamanako is a lakeside hotel on Lake Hamana, with a comfortable, relaxing..
Culture Sakura Hunting in Kyoto Andi Muhammad Rizki Here are five great places in Kyoto to enjoy the two weeks of blooming sakura cherry blossoms during spring.
Culture Nara's Yamayaki Festival Anonymous The Yamayaki festival in Nara dates back to 1760. On the fourth Saturday of January every year, people gather at the base of M..
Activities A Lot of Fun at Niko Niko Park Sue Ann Kunath Outdoor playground Niko Niko Park is a lot of fun! Colorful Rhody horses are waiting to be mounted; there are climbing towers, a..