7 Culture A Visit to Kyoto Inari Shrine Martijn Beckers One of Kyoto's most famous shrines is Fushimi Inari Shrine. The endless torii gates create a fairytale atmosphere. While ..
Culture Kyoto International Manga Museum Bonson Lam Make your own adventure in this monument to storytelling at Kyoto Manga Museum. From Tin Toys to Hokusai, see for yourself the evolution..
Beauty & Spa Kame-no-mizu Spring Water in Akashi Mari Karahashi Have you ever tasted water from springs? There are a lot of famous springs you can drink from in Japan and I am going to introduce..
Culture Searching for Ryoma Sakamoto Takako Sakamoto How to access to the places related to Ryoma Sakamoto, one of the most beloved Japanese heroes in history. The places are located..
8 Accommodation Searching for Ryoma at Teradaya Inn Takako Sakamoto This is the place where Ryoma Sakamoto was attacked by authorities. His wife Oryo saved him by running naked from the bath to inform..
8 Activities Gorogatake Sea of Clouds Orrin Heath Ever want to stand above the clouds? Well, you can do that if you visit Gorogatake in Maizuru and see unkai or the Sea of Clouds...
Culture Akashi Park and Akashi Castle Mari Karahashi Next to the modern port city, Kobe, you can find a century-old park called Akashi Park. It is a perfect spot for hanami (cherr..
14 Culture Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine: Spring breeze brings the delicate sweet fragrance of plum blossoms