11 Culture Ishibashi Cultural Center Hanami Marcella Dita Armilla Ishibashi Cultural Center is the perfect place to discover art and the beauty of the hanami in Kurume.
8 Food Nishiki Ichiba Fresh Food Markets Bonson Lam Since the 14th century Kyoto-ites have been shopping at the Nishiki Markets for fresh produce for their dinner tables, making it..
Culture Holy Resurrection Cathedral Todd Wojnowski Nicolai-do, of the Japanese Orthodox Church, has a Byzantine architectural style and large, green domed roof that makes it an unusual..
Activities Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art Hannah Morse A collection of rarely seen ukiyo-e prints in Harajuku.
12 Activities Ikaho Green Farm Rufus Starbuck Ikaho Green Bokujo offers the chance to check out the sights, sounds and especially the smells of a working farm. Located on t..
Culture Decotora—Decorated Trucks of Japan Joe Peters The rumble of powerful engines, air perfumed by diesel exhaust, bright lights flashing in the night: all ambrosia to the senses..
Activities Mt. Kakuda Bryan Baier A beautiful, ~5km hike up Mt. Kakuda, a 473m high mountain on the Sea of Japan coast
Activities Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots Mandy Bartok Learn more about the life and death of a kamikaze pilot at the Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots in Kagoshima's Chiran town.
