Food Keburikawa Hot Springs Restaurant Bonson Lam This is a peaceful restaurant with a great value degustation style set menu, and guests are welcome to use the Hot Spring Bath for..
Culture Exploring the Refurbished Tokyo Station (2012) Christopher McLean With it's newly refurbished iconic red brick building, Tokyo's rebuilt JR station could be argued to be the face of Tokyo..
9 Culture Berrick Hall Tomoko Kamishima Berrick Hall should properly be called a mansion: It's very big, has a beautiful garden and a large party room. The interior..
7 Activities An Easy Day Hike: Mt. Kobo Park Hana Joy Mt. Kobo Park stands above the city of Hadano and offers spectacular views of Mt. Fuji and the surrounding areas. It is a great..
8 Culture Tamao Hachiman Shrine in Imabari Anonymous Tamao Hachiman Shrine stands above a little port on the Seto Inland Sea. Don't miss this characterful spot at the top of the..
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2026 Apr 13th - Apr 15th Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual calendar..
8 Culture Good Morning Tsukiji Luke Braidwood Being a masochist, I decided to murder my weekend by getting up at the crack of dawn to visit Tsukiji. I missed the tuna auction..
Accommodation Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel in Matsuyama Tony Mariani The Tokyo Dai-ichi Hotel in the center of Matsuyama makes a good base for touring the city and its surrounding areas.