Activities Fukuoka Tower: "Godzilla's Tower" Armand Vaquer Featured in 1994's Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla, 234-meter Fukuoka Tower is the highest seaside tower in Japan, with an observation..
Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived. She was the geisha whose partial story was..
Activities Iwappara Ski Resort Rufus Starbuck Smallish, ski resort in Iwappara, just outside of Iwappara that has plenty of ski-in, ski-out accommodation and wide, gentle slopes..
Culture Naoshima Art House Project Peter Sidell Seven empty houses in Honmura village on Japan's 'art island' of Naoshima have been renovated and transformed into works..
Culture Yokoo Tadanori Museum, Kobe Peter Sidell In Kobe in Japan's Hyogo prefecture, the Yokoo Tadanori Museum is displays works by this locally-born artist, whose painti..
Food Kemby's Restaurant & Bar JJ Walsh Live-music venue, fun and lively bar on weekends and serves good quality Italian and American style foods.
Culture Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei Mandy Bartok The immaculately restored Kyu-Hosokawa samurai residence is the perfect way to cap off a visit to nearby Kumamoto Castle
