Culture A Visit to Koyasan: Kongobuji Su Stori Kongobuji on Mount Koya: Headquarters of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, and a truly amazing place
10 Food Okonomiyaki JJ Walsh Savory vegetable crepe, created with care in layers of noodles, chopped cabbage, egg and batter. Flipped and finished with a savory..
Nightlife Delicious and Cozy "Fudaibo" Timothy Jones Okinawan Izakaya "Fudaibo": a small local eating/drinking place located in the heart of the Kakazu residential neighborhood in..
Food Hakkaisan Izumi Village, Muikamachi Rufus Starbuck Hakkaisan Izumi Village is a multipurpose function area with a shop selling craft food and drinks. There is also a great Italian..
8 Sunset at Okoshiki Beach Takako Sakamoto Seeing Nagabeta Causeway and Okoshiki Mud Flats in Uto city was a dream come true, and it was as wonderful as I expected - maybe..
11 A Walk Around the Kitano Art Museum Justin Velgus In Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture is the Kitano Art Museum, housed in a building once used as an American consulate.
Beauty & Spa Sukayu Onsen Justin Velgus For over three hundred years the Sukayu Onsen in the Hakkoda mountains has been an ideal place to relax. Also called the 1000 person..
15 Kamakura Museum of Literature Tomoko Kamishima In the museum garden of Kamakura Museum of Literature, 221 roses (186 varieties) burst into bloom in mid May. Here was originally..