Culture Makomanai Takino Cemetery in Sapporo Michelle Ishiki In Sapporo, but far from downtown, you'll find Makomanai Takino Cemetery. This atypical cemetery has an eye-catching collection..
Culture Sendai City Museum Justin Velgus The Sendai City Museum was established in 1961 in order to preserve and exhibit the over 90,000 artifacts related to the Date Clan,..
Transportation Sasebo Station Elizabeth Wormald Sasebo Station in Nagasaki Prefecture services Sasebo City, home to the American naval base, Saikai National Park, Huis Ten Bosch..
Activities Imperial Palace Tokyo on New Year's Jessica A Paje Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (Happy New Year)! Celebrate the New Year by receiving a New Year Greeting from Their Majesties the..
Accommodation Meeting the Monks of Koya-San Lauren Jade Hill Find out what it's like to stay with the monks in one of Koya-San's Shukubo, and explore this beautiful mountainous region...
Activities Hiwada-Takasashi-Monomi Mtn Trail Todd Wojnowski The Mt. Hiwada - Mt. Takasashi - Mt. Monomi Trail, doable in a day, takes hikers through breathtaking natural settings across 3..
Culture Hiraizumi: Chuson-ji Andrew Checkley On a wooded hill in Iwate, you can find the unfaded remnants of an ancient golden age.