11 Culture Entsuin, Matsushima in the Snow Tom Roseveare Entsuin Temple is designated as an important national cultural asset, in Matsushima, Miyagi prefecture
Food Dragon Noodles Tom Roseveare Try the incredibly spicy Devil Dragon ramen at Dragon Noodles in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki
Food Shirasu no Yahata Tom Roseveare Shirasu no Yahata in Fuji city sells shirasu-don caught locally from Suruga Bay in Shizuoka prefecture
Culture Tohoku's Four Temple Pilgrimage Ashley Cox Retrace the steps of Matsuo Basho and collect stamps through Tohoku's Four Temple Pilgrimage.
Transportation Road Trip to Kimino Alena Eckelmann Many pilgrims must have come here in the old days.... Hardly any pilgrims come this way anymore and not many visitors either.
Activities How to Go Fishing in Shirakawa-go Christian Adams Most visitors come for the architecture, the food, the feeling of stepping... You can find them in the markets of Tokyo or Osaka - or come here and find
12 Activities Fauna and Flora of Akiyoshidai Tristan Scholze Most visitors to Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park come for the otherworld panoramas and underground adventures in this geologically fascinating karst landscape—but