12 Shopping The To-ji Temple Antiques Market Larry Knipfing In Kyoto? Like hunting for antiques? Then head on over to the market held at To-ji Temple once a month.
12 Culture Keishun-in Garden Larry Knipfing The Keishun-in Temple garden is small and simple; quite lovely in early May. It was nice to sit quietly and soak up the fresh air...
9 Activities Enoshima's Back Shore Todd Wojnowski Explore the quiet and picturesque back-end shore of Enoshima Island. Away from the tourist hubbub, the rocky coastline in the back..
Activities Meet the Real Wasabi in Nagano Suwannee Payne Many people might think the wasabi we eat at Japanese restaurants or the green wasabi powder that has to be mixed with water i..
7 Culture Kamakura's Great Buddha Andre Moreira Going to Kamakura? Then the Great Buddha might be the most obvious place to visit!
12 Culture Oyamazaki Villa Art Museum Cathy Cawood Art museum in a Taisho Era house with beautiful garden including Tadao Ando designed annex with original Monet paintings.
Food Arrow Tree Cafe, Nishinomiya Charlotte Griffiths In central Nishinomiya a fruit and veg shop hides a cafe full of delicious cakes and the freshest fruit smoothies.
Transportation JR East: From Kanagawa to Matsumoto Jerome Lee The route from Nagatsuta Station (Kanagawa) to Matsumoto Station (Nagano) is completely covered by the JR East pass, and visitors..