Beauty & Spa Sukayu Onsen Justin Velgus For over three hundred years the Sukayu Onsen in the Hakkoda mountains has been an ideal place to relax. Also called the 1000 person..
Culture Hirosaki: Fujita Memorial Garden Andrew Checkley Whether you favour the Eastern or Western way of tea, these charming gardens make for a pleasant rest from Hirosaki's main tourist..
Accommodation Osorezan Andrew Checkley The Shimokita Peninsula's Osorezan is an ancient holy site, an unusual landscape and a remarkable experience.
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2025 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Culture Yokohama's Nanohana Festival 2025 Mid May Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made..
Activities Finding Shirakami Sanchi Bonson Lam The steep mountains and remote forests have sheltered this paradise from mankind, and like nature's amphitheater, you can see..
Food Pokhara Indian Restaurant Hachinohe Peter Sidell In Hachinohe in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Pokhara is an Indian restaurant serving tasty, spicy curries in a fun, fairly authentic..
15 Culture Zenringai Peter Sidell Not far from the park and castle in Hirosaki in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Zenringai is an atmospheric district with 33 temples..