Area Yamagata City Yamagata City and Yamagata Prefecture share the same name: "mountain shape". Yamagata City is surrounded by mountains indeed and its main attractions are actually to be found in these mountains..
Culture Floating along the Ono River Featured next day) and February 29 Open: 9:00 - 16:30 (to 20:30 for the Gion Matsuri
Culture Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima One of the three most famous festivals in Kyoto, Aoi Matsuri, began as
Area Oki Islands Have you ever heard of Shimane Prefecture? Probably not…That’s what most people say, not just travelers from overseas, but people within Japan often say as well. Sadly, Shimane Prefecture..
Planning How to get Free Wi-Fi in Kyoto Bonson Lam Higher up in the luxury stakes, Hotel Monterey in Karasuma Sanjo offer... since, with Starbucks in most parts of Central Kyoto, including Karasuma Sanjo
Kaiyukan Side-trips Xia Fei Chiew If you bought the ticket for the Santa Maria sightseeing cruise, hop on... have no wish to sail anywhere, still make a trip to the boarding area of Santa
13 Activities Fukuurajima - the Lucky Inlet Andrew Kehoe Matsuo Bashō, one of Japan's most celebrated haiku poets, a man with
Activities Ishidatami Ingrid Lezar restored by local carpenters and are the proud centerpiece of the Suisha Matsuri