Activities Fairytale Experiences at Nukumori-no-mori rachel teo Nukumori-no-mori is a mystical, woodland village that makes you feel like you’ve wandered into a fairytale land. There are lit..
Culture Yoyogi Hachimangu Shrine Scott Brause Take a short rest in this arbor just a few minutes’ walk from Yoyogi Koen Station. There’s more to ponder here than you might ..
Activities Shodoshima - Bike, Eat, and Learn Ben Chaverin Southern Japan holds adventures and secrets you can't find anywhere else! Travel to Shodoshima on an adventure you won't..
Culture Gorgeous Genbudo Arlene Bastion The Genbudo Caves are like a large topsy turvy sculpture patterned by discordant striations. Nature is the sculptor, as the patterns..
Culture Miso Specialty Store "Sano Miso" Ginza Sano Miso is a traditional Japanese food. Sano Miso Ginza Store, a miso specialty store. sells about 40 kinds of miso. It also holds..
Food Cicada Sake and Teahouse Bonson Lam Why is this sake named after the Cicada? Maybe my mother in law has a clue, having collected Cicadas and butterflies in her youth..
Culture A Tale of Two Temples Scott Brause Fuki-ji temple, on Oita's Kunizaki peninsula, is one of Kyushu's oldest temples. Far from country's popular tourist..