Transportation JR Asahikawa Station Valerie Kor (北海道旭川市1条通8丁目) Asahikawa station is the end point for several JR Hokkaido
Shopping Ready, Set, Kimono! Ingrid Lezar As the name partly illustrates, the Nana no Ichi 七の市 kimono market, hosted
Food Maison de croissant Michelle Ishiki Croissant Ichiba (クロワッサン市場), is a vegan, organic and eco-friendly market
Culture Hiking Mount Takao to Lake Sagami Steve Morton detour involves making an 80 minute return journey to Mount Kagenobu, (景信山
Activities Paths Less Traveled, Kurozuka Kofun Matthew Eynon However, a very small, but user-friendly, museum 天理市立黒塚古墳展示館 (Tenri Municipal
Culture Tosho-gu Shrine’s Secret Magic - 2 Tomoko Kamishima Soku-Iki on Yomei-mon Gate We don’t know much about soku-iki (息) and in
Area Imabari Near the port in Imabari (今治市, Imabari-shi) is a huge, beautifully made ship’s propeller displayed as sculpture. It looks like a giant flower. In front of it are the words “Zo-sen no mach..