Culture Nikko Kaido near Soka Justin Dart Nikko Kaido - the road to the deep dark north still survives in places - particularly in east Saitama - near Soka
Area Higashishirakawa Village Heikoncha! Welcome to Higashishirakawa. Only two villages remain in Gifu prefecture; Shirakawa-go and Higashishirakawa village. They may share the name 'Shirakawa' (and Higashi just means..
Food Chicken House Justin Dart If KFC is finger-licking good, then what would you call the succulently tender roasted, fried and baked Ena chicken at Nakatsugawa's..
Area Mino This small community nestled between Gujo City and Seki City grew from a sleepy river port into a world renowned producer of Mino Washi, Japanese paper, and preserver of its old downtown are..
Activities Fudo Waterfall Justin Dart Deep in Tsukechi Gorge is a waterfall called “Fudo taki”; the “unmoving waterfall”. How can a moving object so beautiful be “u..
Nightlife Comfort food at Kozato Justin Dart Keichan is one of the more famous dishes in Kashimo and one of more popular places to eat it is Kozato, a family operated at-home..
Culture Slug Festival 2025 Saturday - Aug 2nd A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..
