Accommodation Staying in a yurt at Nasu Kogen Rufus Starbuck Mongolian Village Tenger has some traditional yurts for a great fun accommodation option in Nasu Kogen. A nice onsen and great food..
12 Culture Ashikaga Flower Park in May - Part 1 Tomoko Kamishima Walking through an 80-meter tunnel of white wisteria, or just standing under the 1000 square meters of a purple wisteria trellis,..
Culture The Travels of Isabella Bird: II Amber Mezbourian Isabella Bird was a Victorian woman who led an unconventional life. Arriving in Japan in 1878, she planned an ambitious journey..
Nightlife Nasu-shiobara's 1988 Cafe Shozo Selena Hoy Cafe, clothing shop, coffee accoutrements, attached music venue
Activities Motegi Michi no Eki Stacy Kurokawa Michi no Eki, or Japanese road stations, have become quite popular. In Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, find good ice-cream, see the..
Activities Utsunomiya's Tochinoki Familyland Stacy Kurokawa Take a step back in time to this small, quaint amusement park in Utsunomiya; good for kids that haven't been spoiled, and kids..
Area Oya Ōya is one of the most scenic villages I have visited during a decade of living in Japan. The town is surrounded by man-made cliffs created from an old limestone industry. When the weather i..
12 Activities Nikko’s Yunoko Lake in Autumn Tomoko Kamishima If you want to avoid the busy places in Nikko, the Yunoko Lake area is a nice place to take a deep breath.