9 Activities The Divine Beauty of Kamikōchi Jerome Lee Kamikōchi in Matsumoto, Nagano, offers some fantastic views, and is located roughly 2 hours away from Matsumoto station.
11 Fukui Sushi Train "Kaisen Atom" Takako Sakamoto Supposing you are not feeling rich but still desperately want to eat GOOD sushi. Try Kaisen Atom in Fukui! Tasty sushi at a re..
13 Statues at Daian-zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto At Daian-zenji Temple in Fuku, I found lots more than just irises. One delight was statues. There were a lot of them inside and..
Culture Iris Festival at Daian-zenji Temple Takako Sakamoto At Daian-zenji Temple, beautiful irises in full bloom welcomed me. There was soothing music in the air, coming from a Chinese ..
Activities Tsurumine Park's Gorgeous Azaleas Reiko Senna The man who ordered the azalea showed three fingers to mean 300 bushes, but the gardener took it to mean three freight cars of azaleas...
Culture A Hokusai on the Ceiling Robert Grey Ganshoin Temple, located in northern Nagano's town of Obuse, contains one of the best kept local secrets around -- a large..
Activities Meet the Real Wasabi in Nagano Suwannee Payne Many people might think the wasabi we eat at Japanese restaurants or the green wasabi powder that has to be mixed with water i..
Transportation JR East: From Kanagawa to Matsumoto Jerome Lee The route from Nagatsuta Station (Kanagawa) to Matsumoto Station (Nagano) is completely covered by the JR East pass, and visitors..