22 Festivals The Mounds of Snow in Yokote Janessa Landry A cold winter in Akita hides a warmth under mounds of snow. The Kamakura festival in Yokote is beautiful and very unique experience...
9 Historical Kurume Castle Marcella Dita Armilla For a great hanami spot, the sakura at Kurume Castle are a beautiful sight that should not be missed!
Historical 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..
Culture Praying Before the Goddess of Mercy Reynald Ventura This is an account of a short trip to Hasedera of Kamukara in the summer. Among other things, the traveler discovers Kakigara Inari..
Arts & Crafts Echizen Traditional Tansu Craft Jerome Lee Echizen city in Fukui Prefecture is well-known in Japan for their tansu, and antique tansu are worth a fortune.
18 Traditional The Making of Nambu Dye Sarashanti Manufacturing process of traditional dyed cloth that has lasted for more than 300 years.
10 Culture Buddhist Statues at Moto-Hakone Cathy Cawood Follow 20 minute trail around Buddhist statues carved into natural rock at Moto-Hakone and imagine yourself an ancient traveler..