Accommodation Kuretake Inn Hotel in Yaizu Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Kuretake Inn Yaizu is a comfortable, good value business hotel.
Culture Off the Beaten Track in Okayama Connor Lappin Off the beaten track and off the shinkansen line. Welcome to an unknown frontier, welcome to Okayama prefecture.
6 Transportation Okayama to Naoshima Bonson Lam Uno is known as the gateway to Art Islands of the Inland Sea. On the way on Uno, you see glimpses of modern art, like the checkerboard..
Food Gyukotsu Ramen Matador Tom Roseveare Try beef bone ramen at this ramen shop in north Tokyo – including huge slices of roast beef.
Accommodation Kuretake Inn Kakegawa Peter Sidell In the historical castle town Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture mid-way between Tokyo and Kyoto, Kuretake Inn is a well..
11 Culture Myoon-ji Temple in Ueno Peter Sidell In a quiet but historical district east of Ueno station in central Tokyo, Myoon-ji is a small, charming Buddhist temple.
10 Culture Sunset in Enoshima Alexander Voeler I ended the day of Tanabata by going to Enoshima, and was not disappointed.