Culture Tsubaki Taisho, an Unearthly Shrine Chris Glenn Built in 300, guarded by 97 generations of the Yamamoto Family, Tsubaki Grand Shrine is where Ueshiba Morihei received inspiration..
Food All Hail The Strawberry King! Chris Glenn Just outside of Kuwana City in Mie Prefecture is the Tado Green Farm, opened in 2004, and famed for it’s all you can pick and ..
Activities Fuji TV Ash This futuristic building, designed by Kenzo Tange, was the first landmark to appear after the government's plan to make Odaiba..
Culture Senyu-ji Temple Anonymous Senyu-ji is a temple in Imabari. It’s temple No. 58 on the pilgrimage of 88 temples around Shikoku, and one of the more impres..
Activities Memorial of the Blue-eyed Samurai Tomoko Kamishima The memorial stone of William Adams, the British shipmate, ship pilot, and trader that the main character in Shogun was modeled..
Culture Enmei-ji Temple Anonymous Enmei-ji is No. 54 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. The flaming turnip on its roof represents the flaming dharma of the Buddha...
Food Hakurakuten in Imabari Anonymous Hakurakuten is well known for its yaki-buta-tamago-meshi, a specialty of Imabari. But fans of this dish believe that there are better..
Culture Yokosuka's Verny Park Tomoko Kamishima There is a beautiful park near JR Yokosuka Station called Verny Park. It is named after a Frenchman who came to Japan in 1865.