Food Hoshinoya Karuizawa, Food Selection Tomoko Kamishima Hoshinoya Karuizawa offers a variety of food choices: Main dining "Kasuke," casual restaurant "Sonmin Shokudo," various restau..
15 Shibata Shrine inside Castle Ruins Takako Sakamoto Located near JR Fukui station, Shibata Shrine stands on the Kitano-Sho Castle Ruins enshrining a famous samurai in the Sengoku Period,..
Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Garden Tomoko Kamishima Sezon Museum of Modern Art sits in a forest, and actually it was designed as “Museum in deep green.”
11 Basho's Poem and Konzenji Temple Takako Sakamoto Konzenji Temple in Tsuruga, Fukui: A stone monument of Matsuo Basho's poem written for the sad fate of Nitta Army defeated..
16 Early Fall at Lake Kitagata, Fukui Takako Sakamoto Lake Kitagata in Awara, Fukui, is an idyllic playground. Ride a rental bike and enjoy cycling around the lake on the 'Humming..
12 Deep-Fried Pork Diner, Katsudoki Takako Sakamoto 'Katsudoki' in Sabae city, Fukui prefecture, is a rare 'Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork)' restaurant where you can eat..
10 Iridescent River, Kamikoshi Valley Takako Sakamoto In a valley deep in a mountain in Aichi, I saw a rainbow-colored river for the first time in my life. What a thrilling experience!..
14 Toko-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood This Kamakura Period temple has a dry garden with magnificent standing rocks, and a pond shaped like the ideogram for 'dr..