Festivals Green Tourism and Sugegasa Hats Imogen Riethmuller An account of a visit to the beautiful village of Iide in Yamagata to make a sugegasa: a traditional Japanese conical hat.
Historical Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell Built in 1658 as the family villa a short drive south of the city, Sengan-En... entrance, and a number of the garden's features were completely swathed in
12 Traditional Shirakawa-go at Golden Week Cathy Cawood The Japanese village of Shirakawa-go is a World Heritage Site with many thatched roof houses in a beautiful mountain setting.
12 Museums Aomori A-Factory Peter Sidell On the waterfront in Japan's Aomori City, A-Factory showcases locally produced food and drinks, with stands selling apple cider, juices, seafood, cakes
7 Historical Bluff No.18 Tomoko Kamishima The garden is beautifully yellow when the Ginko leaves change color in autumn
7 Traditional Soja RetRoad Festival Judith Mikami Soja City Retroad (retro road) Festival is held every year in late September... societies of Soja City, artists displaying their work, musicians scattered in
11 Temples & Shrines Oyama Dera Temple's Unique Statues Larry Knipfing During the Edo period it was a famous pilgrimage spot for people in Kanagawa... Come in the fall season and enjoy the bonus of the area's blazing autumn
9 Museums Chichibu Meisenkan Masato Kitamura It was my second visit to Chichibu Meisenkan in Chichibu city, a museum where you can experience the making of Chichibu Meisen, a particular type of Japanese