Activities Matsugaoka Alena Eckelmann Japan's Meiji Era (1867-) saw samurai lose their warrior jobs. Some 3,000 samurai of the Shonai Domain decided to swap their..
Food Adanonki: Craft Beer and Used Books Dan Traylor Adanonki in Sapporo is a used book store that serves craft beer. It's a fine place to relax with a beer or explore the shops..
Food Kawata Chaen Chris Barnes Kawata Chaen is a family operated tea shop in Zoshiki Arcade, specialising in the finest Shizuoka Green Tea.
Beauty & Spa Awara Geigi at Fukui Awara Onsen Justin Velgus Travelers coming from the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area enter into the Awara Onsen ryokan and pass through a room with a view of the b..
Culture Sheng Tian Gong Temple (Seitenkyū) Todd Wojnowski Sakado City is home to the ornate Sheng Tian Gong, a Taiwanese/Chinese Taoist temple unlike any other in Japan
Activities Cormorant Fishing in Uji Hitoshi Kawai Nestled by between the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto, this city is an oasis of history from a thousand ago, from tea to the..
Food Ojou Japanese Home Cooking Laura Welch Ojou is Japanese home-style cooking with restaurant presentation, and none of the washing-up afterwards!
Culture Makabe's Hina Doll Festival Elysse Hurtado Walking through the streets of Makabe is a little like hopping through time. But it is not only the architecture that inspires such..