Transportation
What’s the Best Way to Get From Kyoto to Tokyo?
The slow train to Kyoto may be the path least taken, but it is brimming with surprises.
Transportation
From Kansai Airport to Kyoto
Insider tips for best, cheapest and most stress-free way to and from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto and beyond, includi..
Culture
Ryukyu Lantern Festival
It is said that in many moons ago in China, women were not allowed out of the house at night, except on the 15th day of the Ch..
Culture
Kakunodate Sakura Festival
The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate...
Transportation
Streetcars of Osaka
Whether you are taking tea with the famed housewives of Sakai, or coming experiencing a sword into plowshare moment at the Bicycle..
Food
Awamori and Pork Curry
Curcuma or Tumeric, is ancient wisdom, providing pain relief for arthritis. Experience a meal that has been six hundred years in..
Beauty & Spa
Sentos and Spas in Osaka
Osaka is the city where they work hard and play hard, but most of all, they know how to relax in one of the many local bathhouses...
Activities
Tomamu Ski and Snowboard Classes
Whether you are five or fifty, the knowledgeable, humble and caring teachers from Hoshino Snow Academy will have you skiing the..
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Culture
Saitama Prefecture's Heritage Homes
Elizabeth SSaitama Prefecture's urban landscape is dominated by modern buildings, but cities here preserve a lavish Taisho era mansion,..
Culture
Sea Wind Country - Sasebo
Arlene BastionSasebo is an unexpected find of dreamy mountain and sea landscapes, complemented by authentic old fashioned Japanese shopping streets..
Culture
Katori Jingu
Elizabeth SKatori Jingu, one of Japan’s three original grand shrines, is a pilgrimage site for martial arts enthusiasts. The 2000-year-ol..
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Food
Making Kakinoha-zushi at Kuwaraku
Alena EckelmannKuwaraku restaurant in Kudoyama Town at the base of Koyasan has specialized in Kakinoha-zushi. Enjoy a sushi-making experience here..