Culture Tokasan: The Yukata Festival 2026 Jun 5th - Jun 7th Perhaps it is because while the weather is warm, the temperatures are not... yet soul-sapping high, or because festival-goers are well aware that before
Food Merry Maid Café in Matsuyama Anonymous giggled charmingly throughout, and naively told us she was a little nervous because... I forgave her this mild social gaffe because she was wearing nice black
Activities Ice Skating in Sendai Justin Velgus This is because the temperature is not low enough to completely freeze... It is freezing inside because it's an ice rink. Simple enough.
Culture Samurai Houses of Kakunodate, Akita Justin Velgus the highest members of society and could enjoy the finer things in life because... It is easy to visit all of them because they are all located within a ten
Food Ocho 8 Nate Hill Because we had already had lunch, we just ordered some drinks and cakes... are locally grown and are bartered for with eggs from the chickens they raise
Beauty & Spa Yukoro Onsen Katou Phoenix I got the feeling it was this way because it is the least expensive onsen... Because sulphur is a building block for protein in our body, the primary
10 Activities Winter Climbing Komagatake C. Rio It was to be a three day mission, carrying all of our food, shelter and climbing gear from the base of the mountain to the summit, and then back down.
Culture Tenryuji at Sagano Kyoto Justin Velgus The Temple of the Heavenly Dragon is named so because after Emperor Go-Daigo... The buildings themselves are not particularly impressive, especially because