Transportation Road Trip to Kimino Alena Eckelmann secluded Kimino area in the north of Wakayama Prefecture: a rural scenery with empty roads, less visited temples and shrines, scenic nature spots and an
Activities Millennium Hope Hills, Iwanuma City Justin Velgus Much more than beautification, in 20 years the forest will be at a size... A weakened tsunami destroys fewer buildings and the slower speed could
Beauty & Spa Yunotsu Hot Spring Tristan Scholze Today the town of just a few thousand people, technically part of the city... mostly for its onsen, or hot springs, that breathe life into the old buildings
Culture Hiruga Underwater Tug-of-War 2026 Sunday - Jan 18th Held on the third Sunday of January each year, the ritual involves participants... Hiruga Bridge into the Hiruga Canal, where they engage in a tug-of-war to tear
Recommended Culture Fuji Rock Festival 2026 Late Jul The heart of the site is called the Oasis and stays open late into the... ski during the offseason) and use the free shuttle bus that links JR Echigo-Yuzawa
8 Ome Showa Retro Town Lynda Hogan The Showa Gento-kan and Showa Retro Goods museum give a glimpse of life in the mid-1900s in Japan.
25 Transportation Enoden Rail Line Elena Lisina After 8 years, I finally returned to ride the Enoden Line to Hase where I explored the town after hours.
Nightlife Yokohama Chinatown Saskia Gilmour With the rapid pace of globalization, it now seems almost impossible to... as a thriving Chinese community, ever since the Yokohama port was re-opened