Accommodation Hotel Grantia Naha Featured I stayed at the Hotel Grantia Naha, being part of the group Route Inn Hotels, a modern hotel not far from Naha port. It is abo..
Accommodation Motobu Green-Park Hotel Senén Germade While in Okinawa I stayed at the Motobu Green-Park Hotel. The hotel is on a hilltop surrounded by a nearby golf course and the..
Activities Kyoto Tenryu-ji’s Hojo Garden Tomoko Kamishima In Kyoto's Arashiyama, the landscape of cherry blossoms and autumn leaves are very special, although this district attract..
Culture The Fairytales of Kenji Miyazawa Hannah Bambra Tohoku's mountains and forests were the inspiration for Hiyao Miyazaki's work. Kenji Miyazawa's stories of shape-shifting..
Food Moose Hills Burger, Kawaguchi-ko Charles Kowalski In the foothills of Fuji, burgers fit for a King - or at least a Prime Minister.
Accommodation Jam Hostel Kyoto Gion Peter Sidell In Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Jam Hostel Kyoto Gion is a friendly, central backpackers' hostel, convenient for transportation,..
Transportation JR Kumagaya Station Febry Fawzi As the one of the biggest city in northern Saitama prefecture. Kumagaya plays important role in business and commercial center...
Activities Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Kinenkan Valerie Kor The oldest Ainu museum in Hokkaido is in Asahikawa, built in 1916 by the retired Ainu chief, Kawamura Kaneto.