Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant. Authentic food in a rustic farmhouse
Food Ramen Kobo Ryoka Anonymous Ramen Kobo Ryoka prides itself on its ramen, and it doesn’t disappoint. The chaashu sliced pork is perhaps the best I’ve ever ..
Activities Shinetsu Trail, Part 2 Rowland Douglas Part two: the Shinetsu trail a 4-6 day hike, running north-east from Mt. Madarao by Lake Nojiri. Moderately strenuous but not technically..
Food Robata Restaurant in Zao Onsen Alena Eckelmann Mongolian BBQ a la Genghis Khan: expect to eat a lot of lamb
Culture Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum, Tokyo Peter Sidell In Tokyo's lively Harajuku district, the Ota Memorial Museum displays traditional woodblock prints depicting the 'floating..
Food Marugame Seimen: Kamaage Udon Noodle Chain JJ Walsh Started in Hyogo in 1985, this noodle chain has 20 shops in Hiroshima offering cheap, fast, healthy meals.
Shopping Hiroshima Andersen Paul Walsh Hiroshima Andersen: Hiroshima's downtown gourmet department store