Food Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch Akira Matsuo There are many miso breweries in Nagano and some of them have their own shop. At Ishii Miso Brewery, you can see inside the br..
Activities The Sunshine Tower Observatory Leslie Taylor The Sunshine Tower is a large 60 story building with an observatory on the top floor. Located in Ikebukuro, it offers many great..
12 Ashikaga Flower Park: Water Lilies Larry Knipfing Ashikaga Flower Park is known for its beautiful Wisteria in spring. But in summer, the featured flower is the Water Lilly.
Beauty & Spa Furofushi Onsen Justin Velgus Furofushi Onsen is a hot spring located in Fukaura Town, Aomori Prefecture. It is famous for being right at the edge of the Se..
7 Zenshoji - Impressive Zen Temple Sandra Isaka Zenshoji, near Gero Onsen, is considered Hida's most beautiful temple. It is famous for its garden and a painting by the artist..
Culture Yakuō-in Temple on Mt. Takao, Tokyo Todd Wojnowski Yakuo-in features beautifully decorated and colored structures spread across multiple levels on the face of Mt. Takao in western..
8 Food Gon Soba Michael Flemming Delicious traditional Okinawan Soba at a growing small chain of soba shops
Nightlife Delicious and Cozy "Fudaibo" Timothy Jones Okinawan Izakaya "Fudaibo": a small local eating/drinking place located in the heart of the Kakazu residential neighborhood in..