7 Culture Yasui Shrine John Carter Staying at Toyo Hotel in Dobutsuenmae I chose to revisit the Uemachi Daichi area I’d previously visited before, as it’s very c..
Culture Nankobo Temple Anonymous Nankobo is Temple No. 55 of the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. It’s one of the biggest of the 88 temples. It stands in central ..
Culture Ushita Kannon-temple & Pet Cemetery JJ Walsh Beautiful golden Kannon bodhisattva at the base of Ushita-yama offers comfort for lost children or pets. Interesting spot to see..
Nightlife Yokohama Beer Pub, Spring Valley Tomoko Kamishima Spring Valley is a beer restaurant inside Kirin Beer Village near Namamugi, a station on the Keihin-Kyuko Line, just 10 minutes..
Activities Suspension Bridges of the Sumatakyo Bryan Baier Rickety (but safe) wire suspension bridges in the beautiful Sumatakyo Gorge. They'll have you thinking of and feeling like Indiana..
14 Culture The Charms of Asakusa Faye Close Asakusa attracts many tourists and worshippers to its historic buildings and temples every year.
Accommodation Osawa Onsen, Hanamaki Aric Denfield Osawa Onsen, in the verdant hills of Iwate, is more than just a hot spring hotel, it's a retreat and a snapshot of Japan from..
Food Kazu Yakitori and Izakaya Anonymous Kazu is one of the few restaurants in Matsuyama with a full menu in English. Enjoy charcoal grilled chicken with good sake in a..