Culture East is West, and West is East at Rokkaen Chris Glenn From the east, it is western, from the west, it is eastern. What is it? It’s a Tokai region treasure, a stately home called Ro..
Food Gassan at Nikko Kaido Stacy Kurokawa I recommend Gassan, a tofu restaurant in Utsunomiya, to vegetarians and those who would like to go out for a special Japanese ..
Food Soba Matsuo: Ninja Noodles Chris Glenn Soba Matsuo is a wonderful restaurant that serves a variety of hot and cold hand-made soba, or buckwheat noodles.
Activities Hiking Mount Iwate Malcome Larcens Mount Iwate is 2,038 meters tall and can be accessed from 6 different trails. I have always hiked it from the East side via a trail..
Transportation Kumamoto Station Eitetsu Terakado Kumamoto Station is the main access point for Kumamoto City and Prefecture.
Food Kakiyaki Kamakura: Grilled Oysters Hannah Warren A no-frills grilled oyster restaurant in Takamatsu, Kagawa. Read about what makes this little shop in Japan such a fascinating experience...
Culture Kifune Shrine in Northern Kyoto Bryan Baier A small but gorgeous and less-traveled shrine in the mountains north of downtown Kyoto.