Accommodation Toyoko Inn Kyoto Gojo-Karasuma Bonson Lam This central, clean simple budget hotel has everything you need to base your stay including internet breakfast paid laundry
Accommodation Higashiyama-sou Ryokan Kiyomizu John Carter Located at the foot of the eastern mountains and Kiyomizu-dera, this Ryokan really is something else.
6 Culture Nikko Woodcarving Center C. Rio If you have visited the temples in Nikko or any others in Japan, then you have an idea of what the traditional woodcraft look like...
12 Activities Mt. Oyama Cable Car and Slope Larry Knipfing Two nice things about enjoying Mt. Oyama, before you even get started, is the walk up the slope from the bus to the cable car, and..
9 Shopping Renovated Manseibashi Station Manish Prabhune Manseibashi Station was closed down in 1943 but was then renovated in 2013 to create a shopping and dining complex called mAAch..
7 Activities Snowshoeing in Joestu National Park C. Rio Rising early on the second-to-last day of 2013 to crisp still air and clear blue skies, I realized it was a perfect day for snowshoeing...
Activities Tochigi Central Park Stacy Kurokawa My friend had her wedding ceremony in this park. I often come across people painting the scenery of the park, or taking photos of..
Food Nishimura Anonymous Nishimura Coffee was the first coffee house in Japan to serve black coffee. It has been in operation since 1948 and strives to serve..