Culture The Mummy of Dainichibo Temple Alena Eckelmann The Dewa Sanzan area is a mystical land of mountain ascentics and of "living Buddhas"- monks who mummified themselves in order to..
Transportation Higashiyama Subway Chris Glenn Of Nagoya’s 4 subway lines, the Higashiyama Line is the city’s oldest, having opened in November of 1957 and connecting 20.6 K..
Transportation Go loopy in Nagoya! Chris Glenn Japan’s first, and only true loop line subway system with a distance of 26.4 kilometers is the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo L..
Shopping Michi No Eki Kashimo Justin Dart Tomato Ice Cream! Braken cakes! Local food and local at home feeling makes Michi No Eki Kashimo the place to stop for local crafts,..
Culture Ozu Castle - An Authentic Reconstruction Anonymous Ozu castle stands on a hillock that extends into a bend in the river Hiji, creating the impression that the castle stands on an..
Area Ozu Ozu (大洲, Ōzu) is sometimes referred to as Ehime’s ‘Little Kyoto’. I have no idea why, because they’re as unalike as any two cities in Japan can be. Unlike Kyoto, you can walk around Ozu in..
Area Tobe To most Japanese people, Tobe (砥部) calls to mind Tobe-yaki, a type of ceramic known throughout Japan. People tend to imagine it as a picturesque, arty sort of town, visibly full of potter’..
Food Escobar - S. American home cooking Anonymous Escobar on Ropeway Dori serves a very good South American lunch, and a full dinner menu. It’s hard to find something this auth..