9 Gardens & Parks Glasshouse at Kobe's Herb Gardens Manish Prabhune Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens is a unique garden on the hills behind Shin-Kobe shinkansen station. It is Japan's largest herb..
Museums Kondo Sake Brewery Akio Negishi Visiting a sake brewery is a good way to discover the brewing process and stories behind Japan's favorite alcohol.
Arts & Crafts Takayama’s Karakuri Museum Euan Prentis If you can't make it to Takayama for the town's famed festivals, be sure to drop by a performance of the mechanical karakuri..
Entertainment Unique Things To Do in Suwa Featured We take a look at some of the more bizarre locations in and around the Suwa area of the city including hot springs, freshwater eel..
Museums Vangi Sculpture Garden Museum [Closed] Peter Sidell Close to Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Vangi Sculpture Museum is home to enjoyable sculpture, both in an eye-cat..
Museums The Fairytales of Kenji Miyazawa Hannah Bambra Tohoku's mountains and forests were the inspiration for Hiyao Miyazaki's work. Kenji Miyazawa's stories of shape-shifting..
Museums 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..
Museums Kumano's Famous Brush Town Gerard Spalding The city of Kumano is the number one producer of fude (brushes) in Japan.