Shopping Budo-Kobo Wineglass Hall Cathy Cawood A wine-themed museum, wineglass store, cafe with famous raisin bread and a glass-craft studio in Katsunuma.
Activities Pilgrimage to Yoshimine-dera Bonson Lam Yoshimine Temple is number 20 of the 33 temples in the Saigoku or Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage. Founded in 1029, it remains a have..
Culture Carp Streamers in Rural Saga Mandy Bartok See carp streamers from below on a riverboat "cruise" in rural Saga.
Culture Plymouth House Ritsuko Maro The Plymouth House is part of an international village in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture. There is a small museum of American..
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 4 of 4 Justin Velgus A small wooden statue of Giou-ji is enshrined in the main hall. Statues with black-colored eyes are works of the Kamakura period...
Culture Hina Doll Display at Kanzo Yashiki Cathy Cawood Colorful exhibition of antique Hina dolls and fabric handcraft decorations in a lovely Edo Era farmhouse named Kanzo Yashiki ..
Food Burger Mania Mandy Bartok Burger Mania serves up fresh off the griddle American-style burgers in the center of Tokyo.
Food Banzan Soba Laura Welch For a healthier (and gluten-free!) alternative to ramen, Banzan offers soba noodles alongside soba tea, soba ice-cream, soba snacks.....