14 Food Smoke & Camp Hillary Lewis Smoke & Camp is a tapas style restaurant in Okinawa that focuses on smoked and grilled foods. This is definitely a late night ..
13 Culture Kaizen-ji Temple in Chigasaki Peter Sidell In Chigasaki, a suburb of Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Kaizen-ji is a pleasant Buddhist temple, with interesting statues..
16 Activities Hiking on the Kumano Kodo Sandro Bernardinello Walking the Kumano Kodo is a great way to experience rural Japan and to enjoy its stunning nature. The hiking from Yunomine Onsen..
12 Culture Daruma Kuyo and Setsubun Ignatius Koh Setsubun is an event celebrated with much fanfare across Japan to welcome spring. At Nishiarai Daishi Temple in Tokyo, Daruma Kuyo..
8 Activities Okazaki Castle Winter Illumination Amanda Ho Okazaki castle is the symbol of Okazaki city in Aichi prefecture. Every year, Okazaki park, and the castle, is decorated with ..
6 Food Cafe Nichigetsudo Sherilyn Siy Somewhere along the picturesque road on the way to Chichibu from Hidaka is a cozy nook of a stop called Cafe Nichigetsudo (カ..
9 Culture Oibessan Shrine in Shizuoka Peter Sidell In the middle of Shizuoka city in central Japan, Oibessan is a small, charming shinto shrine dedicated to Ebisu, god of good luck,..
8 Culture A Journey to Sado Island Patrick Harnett Day trip to Sado Island in Japan. A step back in time to a remote and beautiful location. Exploring the gold mine of Sado.