Culture Sanshin Music Class Bonson Lam Kanae once told me her elder brother and sister would play the Sanshin... Named after its three strings, Sanshin chords looked simple enough but
WWOOFing in Japan Ellice Tan That spurred me to find out more about organic farming and chanced upon... The head of the farm was a person who wanted to meet people from all over
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Spread gently along the slope on the east side of the main hall is a vivid... He ordered, "Let me hear you recite (Heian-style) poetry!
10 Field Mustard Paradise in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Sabae City, I spotted something yellow in the vast green fields that spread... over and around in the yellow paradise like a child but the adult inside me
Culture Renting a Kimono in Asakusa Jerome Baquilar the background, or was it an inner cry to experience more “Japan” while I’... “Oh, there are places where you can rent kimono here”, she said to me with
Exploring Japan Beyond Tokyo Angela An I'm a curious person and I love to learn when I travel so this just... keeps things more interesting for me and encourages me to dig deeper into
Food ICurry, Iwata City Helen Xavier After three visits, you can tell that I really enjoyed visiting ICurry.... to the vegetarian appetite, ICurry's street food menu appealed to me
Beauty & Spa Yukemuri no Sato Maren Pauli In either case, read on and I’ll walk you through this beautiful bathhouse... You might like Yukemuri no Sato has three baths outside and four inside