Culture Japan Heritage Journey in Tsushima Emi Takahata Situated between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula, it has become a popular... Tsushima, an island closer to the Korean Peninsula than Japan's main
7 Activities Exploring Kanagawa’s Jogashima Island Steve Morton While Jogashima may not be able to compete with the likes of Japan’s premier... Situated at the southern tip of the Miura Peninsular in Kanagawa Prefecture
7 Culture The Cute Statues of Ito Peter Sidell On the east coast of Japan's volcanic Izu Peninsula, the hot spring town of Ito has a number of cute statues topping fountains dotted around its streets
Culture Izu Chohachi Art Museum Peter Sidell In Matsuzaki on the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, this museum is dedicated to the works of Izu-no-Chohachi, a local artist who specialized
Accommodation Observing Jogashima Island’s Birdlife Steve Morton Recently when visiting Jogashima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Miura Peninsular... For some reason, Jogashima’s Pacific Reef Heron did not seem to fear people
Culture Kawazu Heian Buddha Statue Pavilion Peter Sidell This small museum in Kawazu, on the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, is home to wooden Buddhist statues that are over a thousand years
Food Minohisa Soba Elizabeth S Tateyama City on the Boso Peninsula has many seafood specialty restaurants.
12 Culture Kotoku-ji Temple in Izu-Taga Peter Sidell Near Atami on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Kotoku-ji is a small but appealing Buddhist temple with a tranquil hillside location.