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..
Food Okinawa Cooking at Yonner Food (Part 2) Alena Eckelmann Hands-on cooking class with Kazumi-san at her Yonner Food Cooking Studio, in her private home. This is your best option if you want..
Activities Scuba Diving in Kushimoto Alena Eckelmann The largest coral colony in the northernmost part of the world is found in the ocean off the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula!..
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 Okinawa Longevity Cuisine Alena Eckelmann A mix of favourable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that i..
Food Okinawa Cooking at Yonner Food (Part 1) Alena Eckelmann Learn how to cook Okinawan dishes with Kazumi Kayo, a local of Naha City, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture. She runs Yonner Food..
Culture Machiya Houses in Imai-Cho Alena Eckelmann White plastered walls, tiled roofs and dark-wood latticed windows, these were the trademarks of the merchant houses in wealthy..
Area Wakayama City Wakayama is a city in Japan’s Kansai region. Overlooking the city, central Wakayama Castle has an original moat and stone wall. Nearby, the Museum of Modern Art displays Japanese prints, paintings..