Activities Asamai Park Iris Festival Kim Bergström Each year from late June through to early July, Akita's Asamai Park is filled to the brim with the color of 600,000 irises in..
Activities Sagae Park Azalea Festival Kim Bergström Each year in May, Yamagata's Sagae Park is home to an azalea festival which celebrates the impressive number of them on the..
Activities Feeling Inspired on the Michinoku Coastal Trail James Clark As a travel journalist, I became curious about recovery and used various search engines to discover more. This is when I first found..
Culture Jorin-ji Temple, Miyagi Justin Velgus Jorin-ji Temple located in Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture is a Ji sect Buddhist temple notable for its gate, a special cherry..
Culture Joeizan Kessan-ji Temple, Miyagi Justin Velgus Joeizan Kessan-ji Temple is a temple located in Shiroishi City in southern Miyagi Prefecture. It is considered the family temple..
Food Retro Style Coffee Shop Benny in Sendai Justin Velgus Coffee Shop Benny (喫茶ベニー) is an early 1950s cafe located in the Itsutsubashi neighborhood of Sendai city, Miyagi Prefectu..
Culture The "White Rock" of Shiroishi City Justin Velgus The city name of Shiroishi City in Miyagi Prefecture literally translates to "White Rock". While it is to be expected that there..
Food Fruit Farm Kato: Food Camp 2021 Tom Roseveare The Food Camp series of Fukushima experiences brings farm and table as close as they can get, with fine dining in the fields and..