Food Okinawa Longevity Cuisine Alena Eckelmann A mix of favourable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan
18 Accommodation A Look at BBC Nagayu Tristan Scholze Take a look at this healing B&B in a mountainside grove along a river.
Culture Maru: a Circle Elena Lisina Maru, or a circle, is encountered quite often in Japan – on the country's flag, at Shinto shrines and the sumo ring, and also in names.
Planning When to Go to Sapporo Tom Roseveare °C (33.1°F) 7.1°C (44.8°F) 12.4°C (54.3°F) Min. temp -2.9°C (26.8°F) 3.2... °C (71°F) 25°C (77°F) 26°C (79°F) Min. temp 13°C (55°F) 17°C (63°F) 18°
A Tour with a Difference: Oyama’s Cultural Heritage Tom Roseveare As a result, Oyama Afuri Shrine became a popular alternative and people... We see a Yamato-mai dance (a style of Kagura-mai) said to be derived from
Culture A Creepy Walk through a WWII Bunker Robert Grey Hidden well off the beaten path in Nagano City's Matsushiro area is the Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, a relatively unknown piece of Japan's
6 Food Cafe A Table Kim Bergström Cafe A Table is a mom-and-pop style cafe situated in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture.
Activities A Nihonbashi Summer Sherilyn Siy Tokyo summers can be brutally hot, and sophistication is hardly a word that comes to mind as you stand drenched in your own sweat even when you're barely