Culture Another Look at Aizu-Wakamatsu Rey Waters A visit to Aizu-Wakamatsu,the Samurai City. Enjoy Tsurugajo Castle, Rinkaku Tea Ceremony Room, Oyakuen Garden, and Sazaedo, a one..
Culture Unsodo Book Vault & Gallery Bonson Lam Founded in 1891, it is the only publisher of wood block prints in Japan, as well publishing books bound in the "tesuri-mokuhanga"..
Food Vert Cafe Gyoda Lynda Hogan Vert Cafe is located in the former Oshimachi Credit Association, a tangible Cultural Property of Gyoda City. A beautiful wooden..
Activities Autumn Sunflowers in Kawagoe Lynda Hogan There is more to Kawagoe than just the Edo period time slip thoroughfare. For example, on the outskirts of the tourist town you..
Accommodation Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso Elizabeth S Hotel and Resorts Minamiboso, located within Cape Taibusa in Minamiboso City, accommodates single travelers, families with children,..
Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Bergström Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple. Around..
Activities A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumi... Caleb Cello Located in the Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, Oirase Gorge is easily hailed as one of the most beautiful river valleys in..
Activities Azalea Season at Tomisuyama Park Kim Bergström Each year at Ehime's Tomisuyama Park, over 60,000 azaleas burst into bloom from around late April through May. Along with the..