Culture Taking the Boat to Miyajima Manish Prabhune The seagulls kept us company for around 15-20 minutes, but as we approached Miyajima Island, they flew away.
Culture Kurokawa Noh Performance Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa Noh: 500 years of tradition and excellence of Japan's traditional theatrical performance set in a small village in..
Accommodation Imperial Hotel Hibiya Park Bonson Lam The history of the Imperial Hotel is the history of Japan itself. Built to accommodate dignitaries in the nineteen century, it remains..
Food Wakana Izakaya JJ Walsh A lively izakaya with good Japanese cuisine- featuring fish and seafood dishes. Sake and Shochu are highlights. No English menu..
Culture Oita's Samurai House, Ohara Tei Genevieve Cook The main objective of our journey to Kitsuki in Oita Prefecture was to visit ‘Ohara Tei’ the historic home of a samurai who li..
Culture Squid Island - Nishinoshima Featured Even if you don’t like eating squid, there are many places where you can go “squid hunting” in Nishinoshima in the Oki Islands..
Beauty & Spa Tarumizu Michi-no-Eki Percival Constantine Tarumizu's roadside station provides a relaxing hot spring and a wonderful view of Sakurajima, in addition to some good food...
