16 Culture The Warehouses of Kawaramachi Justin Velgus Taisho Banana House (大正バナナ屋敷) The "best-named" warehouse
Culture Road Trippin' Japan (Part Two) Wanda Bodnar When you visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu),
Culture Awaji Bunraku Puppet Theatre Bonson Lam nineteenth century, as Bunraku is basically an Osaka form of ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃
Food Kumamoto’s Farmhouse Cooking Kathryn Wortley hours: Monday to Saturday, 11:30am - 2pm Address: 868-0092, 熊本県, 球磨郡山江村大字山田甲
Food Tonchin Ramen Tom Roseveare outside the shop front and, interestingly, prices for medium (中) or large (大)
Culture Egad! Is This Kyoto? Arlene Bastion summit and on the mountain slopes to form the Chinese character for “big”, 大.
9 Tokyo's Izu Oshima Island Justin Velgus you can reach Tokyo's closest major outlying island: Izu Oshima (伊豆大島
Nightlife Kyoto Sake Tasting at Aburacho Justin Velgus the expensive Burgundy Montrachet wines, high grade Junmai Daiginjo (純米大吟醸... #34;Tamanohikari densho, yamahai-jikomi, Junmai daiginjo (玉乃光 伝承 山廃仕込 純米大吟醸