Culture
The Frog Shrine of Tosa
Nestled by the Niyodo River, people with skin ailments come from near and afar to pray and leave a frog-themed gift for the god!
Activities
Hiking the Oku-Matsushima Trail
The Oku-Matsushima Trail is part of the Miyagi Olle trail series in Miyagi Prefecture. The beginner-friendly trail shows off some..
Shopping
Monzenmachi in Miyagi
A little less crowded than in its hey-day, the Monzenmachi area at the foot of Shiogama Shrine and Shiwahiko Shrine in Miyagi still..
![None Kitchen: "Sushi Cake" in Kochi Prefecture](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/64198-217928/460x460!/kochi-none-kitchen-sushi-cake-in-kochi-prefecture-217928.jpg "None Kitchen: "Sushi Cake" in Kochi Prefecture")
Food
None Kitchen: "Sushi Cake" in Kochi Prefecture
In the little town of Toyo, in Kochi Prefecture, a local women’s group is making sure that their 130-year tradition of kokera ..
Culture
The Frog Shrine of Tosa
Nestled by the Niyodo River, people with skin ailments come from near and afar to pray and leave a frog-themed gift for the god!
Activities
Hiking the Oku-Matsushima Trail
The Oku-Matsushima Trail is part of the Miyagi Olle trail series in Miyagi Prefecture. The beginner-friendly trail shows off some..
Shopping
Monzenmachi in Miyagi
A little less crowded than in its hey-day, the Monzenmachi area at the foot of Shiogama Shrine and Shiwahiko Shrine in Miyagi still..
Food
Shiogama Wholesale Market
Shiogama Wholesale Market is the very last of the great old-school fish markets in the Tohoku region. It miraculously escaped the..
