12 Activities Hiking Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Todd Wojnowski Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa's Tanzawa Mountains is a dramatic, back-to-nature hike. Part of the Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi-National Park,..
Culture Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Featured Omori Town is part of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine World Heritage Site, which is one of Japan’s most important mining areas.
12 Culture Sugimoto Dera's "Nio" Statues Larry Knipfing I love to visit Kamakura's Sugimoto Dera, mainly for the great unobstructed view at its main gate of the pair of "Nio" guardian..
Area Atami Atami is a seaside resort town about 50 minutes away from Tokyo by shinkansen, making it a popular weekend getaway destination. In Japan's boom days, Atami was the weekend vacation of ch..
Food Nagataya Okonomiyaki JJ Walsh A spacious Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki shop in a great location, next to Peace park. Family-friendly, Vegetarian-friendly and non-smoking..
Shopping YokoSuka Port Market Jessica A Paje A farmers market at your doorstep. Buy local. Eat local.
Culture Memorial Cenotaph in Hiroshima Todd Wojnowski Among the sites in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is the Memorial Cenotaph, a large, saddle-shaped concrete structure between the..
Shopping Banko Pottery Center Chris Glenn Banko ware implements have long been favored among Tea Ceremony practitioners for their refined simplicity and because it gains..