Culture Goyōzan Matchlock Rifle Brigade Jonathan Grogan (hinawa, meaning fuse, is made from the bark of a species of Japanese cypress... Hinoki cypress, its bark an essential material in making the fuses of matchlock
Culture Popin’ Cookin Candy Kits by Kracie Jessica A Paje Using the dropper, add water into the oval section until it reaches the... Using the dropper, add water into both sections until it reaches the water
Culture Lake Kawaguchi Leonora Hawgood Head out west on the Chuo line, then, take the express train from Otsuki... traditional ryokans will not let you so much as set foot in their lodgings until
Culture Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Todd Wojnowski of history behind the building: Tamozawa was first built in 1632 by Empress... Emperor used it as his summer residence to escape the brutal heat of Tokyo until
Culture The Ruins of Takeda Castle Bryan Baier I had never thought of castle ruins in Japan until one picture on a poster... Takeda Castle changed hands several times until Hirohide Akamatsu, a soldier
10 Activities Mikiyama Mushroom Hunt Benjamin Stock Willing participants can join experts to hunt for wild mushrooms, eat the choicest ones in freshly made miso soup, and hopefully learn to identify the
Beauty & Spa Kuraya Onsen "Onpoi no Yu" Justin Dart Let the day drain away at Kuraya Onsen, a great day spa with Japanese cypress baths filled with silky hot spring water right off route 257
Culture Obitoke-dera Jim Swan Anyway, it seems that one of the empresses of those days, Empress Fujiwara... In modern times, the current empress too -- Empress Michiko -- is said