Activities Saijo Sake Festival 2026 Mid Oct Two days of food stalls, live music, entertainment and over 900 types of sake from all over Japan.
Activities Kayaking down the Anbo River Sarah Mathews River kayaking in Anbo - the water is amazingly clear, the scenery beautiful, and you may even be lucky enough to spot a flying..
12 Activities Winter at Lake Onuma Peter Sidell Half an hour from Hakodate on Japan's Hokkaido island, in winter Lake Onuma freezes over and the whole area is deeply blan..
Activities Visit to Genbikei Gorge Sarah Mathews Genbikei Gorge is located to the west of Ichinoseki, which is where you’ll get off the bullet train if you come from Tokyo.
Nightlife The ASPAM Building Justin Velgus The Aomori Sightseeing Products (and) Mansion, or ASPAM, is the city's largest and most recognizable building. It is minutes..
Area Utsunomiya Utsunomiya, city of festivals, gyoza, cocktails, ohya stone, blossoms and romance is best experienced on foot or by bicycle. So, where to go, what to see? Let’s start with Utsunomiya Castle..
9 Food Kuro-tamago at Owakudani Valley Catherine Hagar Owakudani in Hakone is a valley with volcanic activity. Natural hot springs dot the mountain side, where locals boil fresh eggs..
11 Activities "View-O" Water Gate in Numazu Port Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu From the 30-meters-high observatory view, be mesmerized with the panorama view of Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay, as well the seaside community...