Food Funao Winery in Kurashiki City Judith Mikami I grew up in one of New Zealand’s big wine growing areas but to be honest never really acquired a taste for drinking wine. To ..
Culture Hotel Limani Restaurant and Bar Kenji Chida A quaint and crescent shaped bar wrapped around the pool side of the hotel. I looked at the people smiling, sitting on bar stools,..
Food Industry Bakery Best Brownies EVER Judith Mikami Industry is a local bakery in Soja City that makes the best brownie I have ever eaten. And in my lifetime I eaten a few but to find..
Culture Bitchu Kokubunji and Pagoda Judith Mikami Bitchu Kokubunji is located in Soja City and is recorded as the last five-story pagoda to be built in Japan. Surrounded by beautiful..
Food Mitsukura Mushrooms in Ushimado Judith Mikami Mitsukura Mushrooms is Japan's largest button mushroom grower, located in the seaside town of Ushimado. A combination of nature..
Food Le Mani Italian Bistro and Brewery Kenji Chida Le Mani Italian Bistro is part of a larger complex developed by Mitsuishi Renga, one of the largest brick making companies in Okayama...
Shopping Hinase and Mushiage Oyster Centers Judith Mikami Hinase and Mushiage Towns are small fishing areas. Oyster farming has helped this community for centuries and continues to create..
Shopping Nippon Olive Okayama Kenji Chida Nippon Olive is Japan's largest Olive company located in the heart of Ushimado Town. It is a family business that has been operating..
