Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Bergström Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple. Around..
Accommodation Hotel Housei in Yudanaka Peter Sidell In Yudanaka in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Hotel Housei is a welcoming traditional onsen hotel. It's the perfect place to..
Food Monkey-Magic Teahouse Chaso Sébastien Duval In Yokohama Chinatown, Monkey-Magic Teahouse Chaso provides seasonal teas and new types of tea from China. Visitors can enjoy the..
Culture Kanagawa's Ikuta Ryokuchi Park Susan Tumanon Yoyogi Park and Shinjuku Gyoen are parks synonymous with Tokyo. In Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, it’s Ikuta Ryokuchi par..
Culture Hougensan Seirin-ji Temple, Miyagi Justin Velgus Hougensan Seirin-ji Temple is a Shinshu sect temple located in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture. The temple was founded by a retainer..
Nightlife Bar Star Dust Kotaro Toda This beloved bar on Yokohama's wharf may have missed the Korean War, but it was no stranger to the war effort, serving as a..
Activities Michi-No-Eki Furari Tomiyama Kotaro Toda When you visit many "Michi-No-Eki" roadside stations, you can find a lot of local produce, including fish and meat which is not..
Food Do You Know Shodoshima Island? Kotaro Toda Located in the Seto Inland Sea, Shodoshim Island is home to Japan's largest sesame oil producer and plenty of delicious places..