Taira no Masakado's Home Town Elizabeth S The first spark of interest for me about Heian nobleman and revolutionary... The first stop on my trip took me to Shibasaki Jinja, a small shrine precinct
Culture Harvest Your Own Pearls Bryan Baier sea urchins, colorful fish, and other sea life visible around us made me... Yamaoka was gracious enough to cut out the edible part of the oyster for me
Food Moja Cafe Michael Ying So when a friend told me about a great chicken and waffles restaurant my... eyes opened up like a house cat spotting its prey and I told her to take me
Transportation Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Sado Kitsunetravel99 But then, I was also very excited about what awaited me on Sado Island.... The daughter even painted a welcome picture for me.
Shopping Nihondo Kampo Boutique Sherilyn Siy This healing concept is familiar to me.... As a child, my parents have brought me to a Chinese doctor who diagnosed
Culture Utazu's Temples of Love Arlene Bastion Utazu first struck me as a holy town with many saints and churches.... hymns being played from the loudspeaker, the schmaltzy love songs told me
Activities Oike Park (Kodomo Nature Park) Rey Waters For me it is a fifty five minute walk from Higashi-Totsuka on the road... is well worth visiting anytime and if you’re an early bird you may see me
Culture Kawazu Heian Buddha Statue Pavilion Peter Sidell Walking around Kawazu one morning, I found a sign directing me (and anyone... But the internet tells me that this is the oldest statue in Shizuoka, and