Beauty & Spa The Healing Powers of Yunomine Onsen Alena Eckelmann Yunomine is a small hot spring village in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Legend has it that water from a statue of Yakushi Nyorai was..
Transportation Riding the Waves of Mogami River Alena Eckelmann Mogami River and the Sankyo Rice Warehouses in Sakata City provided authentic scenery for the popular 1983 NHK Taiga Drama "Oshin"..
Shopping Kasafuku Doll Paradise Alena Eckelmann The Sanno Club in Sakata City is an exquisitely preserved building that gives a glimpse into rich merchants’ nightly pursuits ..
Culture Kurokawa Noh Alena Eckelmann Kurokawa, a small village near the mountains of Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture, is preserving a 500-year-old tradition of Noh..
Activities Cape Shionomisaki Alena Eckelmann The Kuroshio Current streams by Cape Shiono-misaki, Honshu's most southern point. Japan's most northern coral reefs are..
11 Activities Japan's Waikiki: Visiting Shirahama Beach Alena Eckelmann A white sandy beach and a southern resort feeling with palm trees and a stunning sunset at Shirahama Beach are just a one-hour flight..
10 Culture Shogi Time at Tendo Town Alena Eckelmann Shogi Time at Tendo Town.Painting a shogi piece as lucky charm
12 Accommodation Ginzan Onsen in Winter Alena Eckelmann Taisho era-style Ginzan Onsen in Yamagata Prefecture let's you travel back in time
