Beauty & Spa Spending Time on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Stefanus Husin The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is an incredible and scenic route through the Northern Japanese Alps.
12 Kyoto's Katsura Imperial Villa Larry Knipfing Strolling around the elegant Katsura Imperial Villa, it is easy to imagine what it might have been like in Japan hundreds of y..
Culture “Pictures of Hope" in Tohoku Yuri Sasano The exhibition ''Pictures of Hope” exhibition displays about 420 pictures drawn by the children from disaster-hit area..
A Day at Kumamoto Castle Kaitlynn Scannell Kumamoto Castle is a hilltop castle located in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan...
Transportation The Shinkansen Experience Imogen Riethmuller Take a speedy trip around Japan on a JR Shinkansen. Comfortable and quick, this is a far superior way to travel around the country..
Culture Iseyama Kotai Shrine Steve Morton Crowded at New Year’s but virtually empty during the rest of the year, Iseyama Kotai Shrine is a great place to find peace and..
12 Fun Animals at Shirahige Shrine Takako Sakamoto Shirahige Shrine, Fukui; At this shrine, you can find cute, interesting statues of animals such as turtles, dogs, and human child..
11 Gastropub Gablicci at JR Osaka St. Takako Sakamoto Pub Gastropub Gablicci at JR Osaka Station; Just in front of the shuttle bus for the Westin Osaka, Imperial Hotel Osaka and Rhiga..