Activities Celebrating Ume - Hanami in Tanabe 2025 Early Feb - Early Mar Celebrate spring at Kansai's best ume (Japanese plum) viewing spot at the Kishu Ishigami Tanabe Ume Orchards in the south of..
Activities Waterfall Hike and Meditation with Ancient Roots Alena Eckelmann Combining nature appreciation with spiritual experiences on your holiday is emerging as a post-Corona trend. Visitors to Japan..
Activities Japan in Summer 2013 - My Coolest Trip Ever Alena Eckelmann Virginia from Spain was amongst the selected applicants for the Japan Travel Photojournalism Internship in summer 2013. She came..
Accommodation Temple Camp in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Temple Camp or Temple Hotel, staying at Daitai-ji temple in Kumano, Wakayama, you can enjoy sauna and Zen near the famous Nachi..
Food Yume – The Queen of Kaki Alena Eckelmann Yume, literally "dream", is also the brand name given to a high-quality persimmon produced in the Kudoyama area in Wakayama Prefecture...
Food Kaki-no-Sato Kudoyama Alena Eckelmann Discover how to eat fresh persimmon (kaki) and how to use processed persimmon products at the Kaki-no-Sato, a roadside station in..
6 Culture Tono Historical Museum Alena Eckelmann History buffs and those into folklore will enjoy a visit to Tono, a small town in Iwate Prefecture. This town is the setting of..
Activities Oishi Kogen, a "Highlight Highland" in Autumn Alena Eckelmann All you need to know about Oishi Kogen Highland and its large field of pampas grass in the north of Wakayama Prefecture. This is..