Food Café Notch Tristan Scholze Café Notch brings together home cooking and healthy local products in a beautiful log cabin set in a mountainside village.
Culture Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) Takane Shoji Some interesting trivia, as well as a historical narrative of one of Japan's most celebrated shrines - Meiji Jingu, or Meiji..
13 Activities Mt. Iwara Plum Blossoms Tristan Scholze Plum blossoms highlight the late winter scenery along the Mt. Iwara Nature Trail in Zuibaiji, Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture.
11 Activities Fastest Hike Up a Mountain Ever? Michelle Ishiki Mt. Mii is only 109 meters high, but it's still worth the hike.
11 Culture On the Sake Trail in Saijo Chantelle Silva Saijo is the perfect place to get an idea of how special sake is to Japan and Japanese culture. It is riddled with breweries and..
Food Fraleet Alley in Asahikawa Valerie Kor A little alley in Asahikawa filled with delicious bars and restaurants.
Food Lotus Baguette – Yokohama Carrie Jacobs Whether you are a cart food cult follower, or just enjoy a simple, yet gourmet meal on the cheap, Lotus Baguette will prove a delightful..
8 Night in Kyoto Takako Sakamoto When sun sets and the temperature drops, the warm lights glow through clean air in the alleys of Kyoto.