Activities 10 Things to Do in Japan During January Kim Bergström Table of contents Snow Monkeys Shirakawago Oden Ichigo Daifuku Skiing and... Shirakawago When it comes to iconic winter scenes in Japan, it's hard
Culture Kanii Jinja Gary Luscombe Kanii-jinja is a very small Shinto shrine in the village of Amami in southern... gate is set back slightly from the narrow lane that winds up into the village
Planning Toyama: Top 10 Things to Do Kim Bergström Gokayama Gokayama offers a less crowded alternative to the famous Shirakawago... a great destination for travelers seeking a traditional thatched-roof village
Activities Kitayama Log Rafting Julian Kloby where you will find the infamous “Logging River Runners” of Kitayama Village... Being that Kitayama Village is so isolated, before there were roads and
Beauty & Spa The White Ring Tour & Hotel Roan Jonathan Jahnke s Hime Shrine, the thatched roof houses of UNESCO world heritage site Shirakawago... village, & the traditional old streets of Takayama.
17 Lion Dance Festival in Echizen Takako Sakamoto Raging lion dances through a small village of Fukui
Culture Tea Harvest in Kumano Alena Eckelmann Living in a village near Hongu on the the Kumano Kodo trail, I have watched my neighbors pick tea leaves from the tea bushes located all around this small
Accommodation Yamaura Stay Nannini Cristina the mountains of Nagano where traditional kura storehouses flank the villages... can relax by simply enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of a traditional village