Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2025 Early Oct Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every..
19 Food Umi to Cafe Illaura Rossiter On Kashima Island in Japan's Ehime prefecture awaits a quirky and rustic cafe and rest area, where you can relax the day away...
13 Culture Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Illaura Rossiter The head shrine of over 1,300 Sengen shrines, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha in central Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture is considered..
8 Enkoji in Kyoto Illaura Rossiter In Japan's former imperial capital of Kyoto, Enkoji is a temple where you can sit and look out over beautiful Japanese gardens,..
11 Accommodation Beniya in Awara Onsen Illaura Rossiter In Awara Onsen in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, Beniya is a long-established traditional inn with 24 cozy rooms, and service that..
11 Kyoto's Poet's House Rakushisha Illaura Rossiter In Japan's former imperial capital Kyoto, Rakushisha is the hermitage of the famous Edo period poet, and disciple of Basho,..
8 Kikuzushi Illaura Rossiter Located along the banks of the Kuzuryu River in the Funahashi area of Fukui City is a Japanese bar with an Edo Style Sushi menu...
11 Culture Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine Illaura Rossiter Built in 1895 for the city's 1,100th anniversary of having been made the capital of Japan, Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine is..