Food Chikeiken Farmers' Restaurant Alena Eckelmann that stretches out between the Sea of Japan and the slopes of the Dewa Sanzan... served konnyaju (konjac) jelly, imo mochi (dumpling made of potato) and ginan
Transportation JR Hokkaido's Kushiro Station R.S. Reynolds express train from Sapporo and transferred to the Senmo Line to Kawayu-Onsen... In Kawayu-Onsen I enjoyed Akan National Park and Abashiri, but now I’m
Accommodation Shukubo Temple Lodging at Mount Haguro Alena Eckelmann Stay at a temple overnight and try Shojin Ryori, a vegetarian cuisine eaten by Buddhist monks, at Dewa Sanzan in Yamagata Prefecture
Activities 10 Things to See and Do in Izu Peter Sidell forest with (you guessed) seven waterfalls to admire along the way, and an onsen... K's House Ito Onsen One of the best accommodation bargains I've
Beauty & Spa Descend into Hell in Noboribetsu Katherine Moore From Toya, I got the train to the nearby town of Noboribetsu Onsen which... the evenings, there are many yukata wearing visitors from the various onsen
16 Culture A Night in a Box Seat at Kabuki-za Takako Sakamoto Kabuki-za theater in Ginza is the magnificent edifice of Kabuki in Japan. You can watch Kabuki play while drinking & eating in a box seat.
8 Machu Picchu in the East Takako Sakamoto Because of its resemblance to the Incan ruin, it's called 'Machu Picchu in the East'.