Culture Matsushima Oyster Festival 2026 Late Jan - Early Mar Dress warm, and take a walk out to Fukuurajima or Oshima while you’re there
Culture Shuri-jo Castle Peter Sidell Before it became part of Japan, the Ryukyu Kingdom stretched from Amami-Oshima
Accommodation First Inn Capsule Hotel, Takamatsu Peter Sidell #39; walk from Kotoden Kataharamachi station, from which you can get to Yashima
Area Fukushima City Fukushima, meaning “Happy Island” is a city nestled between mountains in the Abukuma Valley. At 37 degrees latitude North it is just below Athens, Greece. The heavy snowfalls of winter, however,..
Activities Shingu Beach Tristan Scholze If you’re facing the water, Ainoshima is viewed straight on, and Oshima
Accommodation Hayama Hotel Otowa no Mori Harumi Inouye Imagine enjoying the Jacuzzi under the beautiful sky, viewing Izu-Oshima
Nightlife Sunset Live 2025 Early Sep On the Itoshima Peninsula west of Fukuoka City, the village of Keya’s clean
Culture Basho. Haiku or Ninja Master? Chris Glenn Records of the Exposed Bones, A Visit to Kashima Shrine, Records of the
