Accommodation Onsen Yado Mizuguchi in Shuzen-ji Peter Sidell take off your shoes then pad around in slippers (or socks, if you're me... Check-in was smooth, as the staff speak a little English, and let me leave
Culture Harvest Your Own Pearls Bryan Baier sea urchins, colorful fish, and other sea life visible around us made me... Yamaoka was gracious enough to cut out the edible part of the oyster for me
Culture A Cycle of Life In Kyoto Arlene Bastion since they were not exactly DINK types (double income no kids), having three... Kurodani’s shrines are spread out over a complex.
Activities A Peek Into the Largest Railway Museum Rey Waters He taught himself French and German so he could read books on railway technology... In 1947 my dad bought a Lionel train set for me, to celebrate my birth.
Culture Shuri Castle Reconstruction Festival 2026 Early Nov The three-day celebration highlights the culture and pageantry of the Ryukyu... Procession through the Shuri Castle area, a reenactment of the historic "Three
Transit Guide: Kansai Railway Pass Joanna Ligon ¥7,000 for adults and ¥3,500 for children ages 6 to 11 You can buy up to three... Travelers can use the pass on any two or three non-consecutive days within
Culture History & Haunting at Hirose Bridge Justin Velgus This was news to me, and I study history and give tours.... I am not sure if this story of human sacrifice is true or not, but in either
Food Yashio City's Kagetsu Arashi Sleiman Azizi 's ubiquitous character-building noodle dish that chain stores go head-to-head... With doors opening every day at 11am (and closing at 1am...), we entered