Planning The Five Prefectures of Chugoku Sleiman Azizi Japan's Chugoku region is made up of 5 prefectures. Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi are home to not only..
Activities The Green Pheasant - Japan's National Bird Alena Eckelmann Did you know that the Green Pheasant is Japan's National Bird? This pheasant is endemic to Japan and one can still see it roaming..
Planning The Seven Prefectures of Kansai Sleiman Azizi The Kansai region of Japan is home to the 7 prefectures of Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shiga and Wakayama. Featuring some of..
Planning The Nine Prefectures of Chubu Sleiman Azizi The Chubu region of central Japan is made of nine prefectures. Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama,..
Food Hougetsu Sherilyn Siy Hidden away from the main tourist draws in Koma is a small kaiseki restaurant run by a husband and wife. Despite (or perhaps precisely..
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes located..
Food Cafe Halcyon Kim Cafe Halcon is located in Chatan, Okinawa, right across from the Sunabe Sea Wall. The cafe serves up a range of tasty vegan eats..
Food Vegan Cafe Thallo Kim Vegan Cafe Thallo in Kobe is run by a passionate animal welfare advocate, and the menu has a range of vegan friendly foods to choose..