Culture Wajima Grand Festival 2024 Late Aug The Wajima Grand Festivals are the highlight of late summer in the Wajima area of the Noto Peninsula. The festive activities center..
Culture Okutsuhime Shrine Festival in Wajima 2024 Late Aug Young men dressed in women's clothes and with make-up on their faces carry a portable shrine into the ocean at Sodegahama Beach...
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..
Culture Niwaka Lantern Festival 2024 Late Aug You might have heard of Kiriko in Wajima but do you know Niwaka? A procession of colorfully painted floats mark the end of sum..
Activities Virgin Forest in Hyakkenzan Gorge Alena Eckelmann Hyakkenzan Gorge in the south of the Kii Peninsula is not only a scenic place with many waterfalls but there is also a virgin forest...
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..