Culture Meiseki-ji in Seiyo Anonymous Meiseki-ji is No. 43 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. There are dragons in wood and tile, and extra large amounts of moss and..
11 Activities Yokohama's Shinko Park Tomoko Kamishima There are six pleasant parks alongside Yokohama Bay. Shinko Park is wide open to the bay, sitting between Aka-renga Park and Rinko..
Culture Mito's Kobuntei Elysse Hurtado Finally reopened after several long months of reconstruction, Mito’s historically rich Kobuntei could be considered the jewel ..
Activities A Little of Everything: Mount Takao Helen Langford Takao-san sits on the western edge of Tokyo in Hachioji City and is part of the Meiji Memorial Forest Takao Quasi-National Park...
Culture Okayama University Kenji Chida Okayama University is the prefecture's leader in tertiary education. Regular public events and lectures are held on campus.
Activities Jingu Shrine, Nature Museum Paul Arenson-Kawano The shrine and museum are located in a cedar forest with chickens roaming loose
Food Shin's Sushi in Zama Jason Kuttner In Zama, Kanagawa there is a gem of a sushi restaurant, with a suave gentleman wielding the knife. In this relatively small town,..