Transportation Kawayu-Onsen Station R.S. Reynolds A detailed description of Japan Rail's Kawayu-Onsen Station along the Semmo Line in Hokkaido
Accommodation The Log-Pension Woody Note Featured A great overnight stay at the hospitable Log-Pension Woody Note in Hirafu, Hokkaido
Recommended Culture Kanda Matsuri 2027 Mid May The Kanda Festival, one of Tokyo's major Shinto festivals, is an enormous event held on odd-numbered years. Leading to Kanda..
Activities Itako Iris and Bride Season Mandy Bartok The Itako Iris Festival showcases fields of purple-hued irises and traditional wedding parties on the city's numerous canals..
12 Culture Mantou Mitama Festival in Photos Paul Walsh 100 "miko" shrine maidens dance by lantern light on the first night of the Mantou Mitama Matsuri at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine...
Activities Aspecta: Private Concerts at Mt. Aso Chris Ott Aspecta is an ampitheater on the Mt. Aso caldera rim available to rent and listen to your own music over the speaker system.
Activities Happy Birthday Tokyo Skytree Manish Prabhune Tokyo Skytree celebrated its first birthday on May 22 in 2013. It is providing the city with hope for a towering future.
10 Culture Udo Jingu: a Rather Unusual Shrine Amber Mezbourian Udo Jingu: a shrine built inside a cave overlooking the sea