Culture Shinohara Family House, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa Passing by Utsunomiya Station? Perhaps you are a resident of Utsunomiya, entrenched in your everyday habits. It’s worth your t..
Shopping Maeda Craft Factory Shop Saskia Gilmour Made in Nakazakicho, Maeda Craft celebrates three generations of Japanese wood-working skills and innovation. Maeda Craft has..
Shopping Cheese Factory, Furano Valerie Kor Cheese Factory in Furano, where you can make your own cheese and also taste some yummy top quality cheese.
Activities Visit to Genbikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Genbikei Gorge is located to the west of Ichinoseki, which is where you’ll get off the bullet train if you come from Tokyo.
Activities The Serenity of Togoshi Park Todd Wojnowski Togoshi Park is one of Tokyo's most beautiful, and is made from the remnants of a feudal lord's garden. With waterfalls,..
Shopping Ozu Akarengakan & Pokopen Yokocho Anonymous Akarengakan in Ozu is a red-brick building that was originally a bank. Behind it is the Showa Period village, Pokopen Yokocho. Slip..
Culture Nara Toshodai-ji Temple in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima Toshodai-ji Temple in Nara is the head temple of the Ritsu sect of Buddhism in Japan. The Ritsu sect mainly studies and practices..
Culture Dragon Boat Races in Yokohama Todd Wojnowski Yokohama's waterfront Yamashita Park is the site of an annual dragon boat race competition that is a lot of fun to watch.