10 Historical Kishiwada Castle Bonson Lam Two stops up from Takajizo is Haruki, home to La Park Kispa Entertainment
Culture Setsubun at Tokyo Solamachi 2027 Late Jan - Early Feb highlight of the event is the participation of sumo wrestlers from the Naruto
8 Arts & Crafts Daishodo Rare Books and Prints Bonson Lam have the musty air of the Kobayashi’s suburban bookshop portrayed in Haruki
9 Street & Urban Nakamachi-dori street, Matsumoto JJ Walsh feature of many of the buildings on this street is the white, criss-crossed namako-kabe
Historical National Treasure: Inuyama Castle Chris Glenn The castle went through a succession of lords before Naruse Masanori was... From then, the castle remained in the successive hands of the Naruse family
Anime & Manga Candy Show Time on Cat Street Ran Matsumoto and collaborations with popular characters like Hello Kitty and Chibi Maruko-chan
Historical Iiyama's Ajisai-dera Robert Grey Located in the Togari Onsen area of Iiyama City, in Northern Nagano Prefecture... dating to 1719, is found right beside the south-western base of Togari Onsen
Historical Trip to Matsumoto Castle Rebecca Bourke If you can manage to tear yourself out of the glorious onsen at KAI Matsumoto, why not check out the nearby Matsumoto castle?