Culture Kumano Kodo’s Nakahechi Trail Alena Eckelmann Follow into the footsteps and discover the tales of pilgrims along the ancient Nakahechi pilgrimage trail in Kumano
Beauty & Spa Tsubo-yu Onsen Alena Eckelmann There are thousands of onsen in Japan but Tsubo-yu beats them all. Not only is it one of the oldest hot spring baths in the country..
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 ..
Area Iide Iide Town is a small town in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture. The town is surrounded by four mountain ranges: Zao Renbo, Azuma Renbo, Azahi Renbo and Iide Renbo. The 8,000 people or so..
Food Nagasaki's Chinatown Alena Eckelmann Nagasaki's Chinatown, home of Nagasaki's famous noodle dishes - champon and sara udon
Culture Siebold Memorial Museum in Nagasaki Alena Eckelmann The most famous German in Japan is probably Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), a national of Bavaria in present-day Germany