Food Pimiento JJ Walsh The name Pimiento means garden pepper, a good description of the fresh type of dishes and pasta you can expect here. This little..
Accommodation Yamamizuki Onsen Ryokan Mandy Bartok Of the dozen or so hot springs ryokan clustered into Kurokawa Onsen, you'd be hard-pressed to pick a favorite. Yamamizuki,..
Accommodation Sekizenkan Ryokan Aline Laborde If you are after an authentic Japanese hot spring experience, Sekizenkan Ryokan, an ‘onsen ryokan’, should be one of your top ..
Activities Dancing for Amaterasu Meredith Lescoe One day, back when the gods still lived on the Japanese islands, Susanoo (god of the seas) greatly upset his sister Amaterasu (goddess..
Activities Chidokan Hannah Warren Chidokan was the school for the sons of the Shonai clan, which dominated Tsuruoka during the Edo era. It was established in 1805..
Activities Round 1 Ginowan City Michael Flemming The Round 1 Sports and Entertainment Stadium is like a Dave and Busters - or if you must, a Chuck E. Cheese's - that's..
Food Sanpoutei in Koide Rufus Starbuck A gluttonous friend recently revealed to me that he makes a stop on his way back to his hometown, pulling off the expressway i..
Food Olmo Coppia Mandy Bartok The little lane narrowed the further it got from the main road and I began to wonder if there is indeed a temple of vegan deli..