Beauty & Spa Oki Islands Geopark Featured kayaking around the coast, hiking in the mountains, taking part in local festivals
Food Namaste Shokudo, Nishiichimanmachi Anonymous The front of the shop is all painted wood and festive-looking advertising
Food Otis! Bar and Live House JJ Walsh Lasseter who visited during one of the biennial International Animation Festivals
Activities Picnic at Mount Wakakusa Karen Zheng on the fourth Saturday of January during Yamayaki (a mountain-burning festival
Activities Zao Ski Resort Alena Eckelmann Ski Resort also hosts a number of events, for example the Snow Monster Festival
Food El Pepe Percival Constantine The place is festively decorated, with sombreros, panchos, and a collection
Activities Tochigi Science Museum, Utsunomiya Stacy Kurokawa The second time, I came for the Tochigi International Festival; many ethnic
Shopping The Travels of Isabella Bird: I Amber Mezbourian Isabella wrote that “every day is festival day at Asakusa,” and it’s true