Food Kyoto's Haru Cooking Class Bonson Lam Cooking with Taro, his wife Yoshiko and their young daughter Haruko is like experiencing a slice of Japanese family life. Learn..
Culture Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trails Alena Eckelmann For over 1,000 years Kumano has attracted Japanese worshippers and seekers, and old trails, more or less intact, cross-cross Wakayama's..
Accommodation HOSHINOYA Karuizawa Featured Hidden away in the valley of the Yukawa River, HOSHINOYA Karuizawa is a ryokan mixed with a luxury hotel and a spa retreat, an..
Activities Kameoka Sagano Scenic Romance Train Bonson Lam Take an open air ride through the mountains west of Kyoto and take in the forested ravines and rapids
Transportation Yurikamome Transit System Todd Wojnowski The Yurikamome is an AGT (Automated Guideway Transit) system that operates purely by computer, with no staff on the trains or in..
Shopping Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine Saskia Gilmour A lover's sanctuary in the Osaka Kita and Umeda area, Ohatsu Tenjin (officially Tsuyuno Tenjinsha), beholds one of Japan&#..
Culture Matsuyama City Archaeological Museum Anonymous The Matsuyama City Archaeological Museum has an engaging collection of prehistoric kitchenware and votive art. There's also..
Culture The Grand Ise Jingu Chris Glenn The Grand Shrine of Ise comprises two separate shrines, the Naiku and Geku. From ancient times, worshippers would visit the Geku..