9 Culture Fun at Odawara Castle Larry Knipfing Odawara is a rather sleepy town in Kanagawa except for its castle, which is beautiful in the spring around cherry blossom season,..
Area Yugawara Yugawara is a beautiful little coastal town at the western-most edge of Kanagawa that boasts of plush forests, colorful mountains, onsen hot spring spas, and the deep blue of Sagami Bay. Situated..
Culture The Yokohama Toastmasters Club Larry Knipfing If you are a member of Toastmasters International anywhere in the world, then I highly recommend that you drop in and visit a fellow..
Accommodation Hakone’s Fujiya Hotel: A True Classic Larry Knipfing If ‘nostalgic’, ‘classic’, and ‘classy’ are high on your list, then the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone is going to please you immensely.
Food Kamakura Sausage Larry Knipfing After a morning of walking around Kamakura, you might find yourself famished. For 350 yen and five minutes of your time, Kamakura..
Culture Yokohama’s Narita-san Temple Larry Knipfing If you are in the Minato Mirai area and would like to see something a little more ‘Japanese traditional’, then take a stroll u..
Food Kamakura’s Utsuki Robatayaki Larry Knipfing Utsuki (卯月) on Komachi-Dori in Kamakura is far and away my favorite restaurant, and that’s saying something since I have liv..
Culture Myohon-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Myohon-ji is an absolutely gorgeous temple, just ten minutes on foot from Kamakura Station. The funny thing is, most people do..
