Activities Azechi and Iseki Memorial Hall Anonymous The Azechi Umetaro and Iseki Kunisaburo Memorial Hall is an engaging museum about an artist and an industrialist from the area.
Beauty & Spa Kinosaki Hot Springs Ben Humphreys The idea of ambling around sans attire in front of friends or family might make you a tad nervous, but it's a very small bump..
Activities Echigo Winery in Urasa Rufus Starbuck Echigo Winery in Urasa is a working winery that stands out from the surrounding rice fields. Tasting rooms, an amazing restaurant..
Food Hakkaisan Izumi Village, Muikamachi Rufus Starbuck Hakkaisan Izumi Village is a multipurpose function area with a shop selling craft food and drinks. There is also a great Italian..
Area Kumakogen Kuma Highland—Kuma Kōgen in Japanese—is a large inhabited area at a high elevation in central Ehime bordering Kochi Prefecture. It encompasses an astonishing range of geological features, wh..
Food Wagura Ichijoan Café Featured Wagura Ichijoan Café in Kuma Highland was originally a thatched farmhouse built in the Edo Era. Today coffee and lunch are ser..
11 Activities Autumn in Ueno Park Peter Sidell Ueno Park in Tokyo takes on a whole new life every autumn, as the peaceful green of the leaves turns to a jamboree of vibrant reds,..
Activities Taya Cavern: Shingon Historic Site Jason Kuttner Taya Cavern: Shingon Historic Site Monk carved cavern off the beaten Kamakura path