10 Activities Hiking in Nikko in the Rain Larry Knipfing This story focuses on hiking in the rain: Senjogahara, Odajirogahara, Yuno-ko Lake and other places. The people I met along the..
7 Activities Nikko's Beautiful Fields Larry Knipfing This story focuses on some of the large fields and marshlands in Nikko. They are wide and vast, and on this day quite misty--a special..
Accommodation Nikko’s Kanaya Hotel Tomoko Kamishima Nikko Kanaya Hotel commands the best location for access to Nikko’s World Heritage Site. You can enjoy every bit of Nikko’s ch..
Activities Touring Chiba’s Green Landscape Sue Ann Kunath On a sunny morning we set out on our motorbike to drive to Katsuura, a small fishing port on the Pacific Coast of Chiba and th..
Shopping Fujihira Pottery Company Bonson Lam Let your hands express yourself in a pottery class, or relax with home made cakes to the backdrop of Chopin in the steps going to..
Culture Momoyama Park Justin Dart Momoyama is a park featuring a children’s science museum, great playground and shrine for fertility.
Culture The Secrets of the Japanese Sword Kenji Chida The Osafune Sword Museum is a magnet for sword enthusiasts. This a breakdown of the sword making process.
12 Activities Sapporo's Shiroi Koibito Park Varsha Vaswati A trip to Ishiya Chocolate Factory doesn’t just stop at the yummy Shiroi Koibito chocolates.