Activities Hakone Ekiden 2026 Jan 2nd - Jan 3rd The race begins at 8am in front of the Yomiuri Shimbun Building in Ōtemachi... On day one, runners head southwest through Tokyo and Yokohama before reaching
Culture Nara's Yamato Cha Green Tea Bryan Baier of the Nara-grown green tea coursing over my tongue and the tea warmed me... Green tea cultivation spread to other areas of Japan from Nara but only
Planning Mount Fuji to Charge Climbing Fees Kim Bergström Feb 10, 2024 Station of the Yoshida Trail which will see the route closed from 4pm until 3am... measures are being implemented to stop the aforementioned bullet hiking trend
Activities Hidden Japan Rey Waters The museum with old artifacts was very interesting, but what fascinated me... well with bony fish, however this was so good I even ate part of the head
16 Fukui's Shougenji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto Unexpected sunshine on January third made me venture out to see this temple covered in snow!
Accommodation Dormy Inn Annex Sendai Peter Sidell Past good experiences have left me well disposed toward the Dormy Inn chain... , and of the three locations in Sendai, the Annex seemed marginally the
Activities Gon-chan: Melancholy Stones of Naeba Reynald Ventura As I descended the slow-moving bus (at about 9.00 pm) that brought me from... Stage, the first Gon-chan stone resting under a young sakura tree greeted me
Accommodation APA Hotel Fukui Katamachi Peter Sidell Good luck me!... the public bath area, which was the one of the main selling points for me