Area Nakatsugawa “The Kiso Road is all in the mountains.” “Spring is slow coming to my mountain home” - Toson Shimazaki wrote when describing the area around his home in the modern day Nakatsugawa in his..
Shopping Daishodo Rare Books and Art Prints Bonson Lam newly emerging café and cabaret culture and the liberated modern girl (moga
Activities Higashi Hongan-ji Temple Kyoto Justin Velgus Then Oda Nobunaga, the powerful warlord that would eventually unite Japan
Accommodation Oakhouse Comfort Higashikoganei Saskia Gilmour You can challenge new friends to a game of pool, practice your greatest yoga
Culture Slug Festival 2026 Late Aug Between the Heian and Kamakura Periods, Kashimo’s northern district of Ogo
Food Alishan Organic Cafe, Saitama Rebecca Quin space on the second floor of the barn and regularly host events like yoga
Food Gyoza Kitchen Fuga Charles Kowalski start making gyoza to open a restaurant,” declares the owner, Sakura Ota
Culture Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Perhaps pack origami paper, a yoga mat, a cushion or good book.