Activities Iwaki City's 'La La Mew' Sandra Isaka Iwaki City's La La Mew calls itself an 'ocean & fish food theme park'. The seaside facility is filled with restau..
Culture Osore-zan Peter Sidell On the Shimokita Peninsula in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Osore-zan is a truly unique place, a still-steaming extinct volca..
Activities New York Joe Exchange Takeshi Matsukawa New York Joe Exchange (NYJE) in Shimokitazawa is an “in-between shop” where you can browse, shop and sell second-hand goods an..
Activities Hikiyama Float Exhibition Hall Senén Germade 14 different gorgeous Hikiyama floats for Karatsu Kunchi festival (November 2nd, 3rd and 4th) are exhibited in this place. It ..
Food Gelateria Popolo in Niigata Rufus Starbuck Gelateria Popolo serves delicious, hand-made gelato on the Sea of Japan coast in Niigata
Culture Cultivating Beauty and Love Charlie Badenhop “The beauty of the flowers,” he said, “reminded me of the warmth of my son’s smile. By tending the flowers, I felt I was conti..
Activities Animal Refuge Kansai Featured Founded in 1990 by Elizabeth Oliver, ARK is the main organisation for the welfare of animals in Japan but it has taken some time..