Activities Rental Bike Kizuki Sue Ann Kunath Wanting to explore Chiba’s Bōsō Peninsula by motorcycle, we headed for the Odaiba branch of Rental 819 Kizuki, with their larg..
10 Activities Nikko’s Ryuzu-no-taki Falls Tomoko Kamishima “Ryuzu-no-taki Falls” gets its name from the fact that the falls look like a dragon’s head when you see it looking up from nea..
6 Activities Nikko's Lovely White Birch Larry Knipfing This story focuses on a simple thing of beauty--the white birch. There are many in Nikko, especially in Senjogahara and Odajirogahara,..
10 Culture Fountainhead of Nikko Yumoto Onsen Tomoko Kamishima It is said that Priest Shodo who discovered most of the inner Nikko area also discovered a fountainhead in Yumoto in 788. He set..
Culture Narita-san in Chiba Miho Kuroda Temples, gardens, gift shops, Japanese traditional restaurants – all these are only minutes away from Narita International Air..
Culture Nikko’s Yunoko Lake Tomoko Kamishima Yunoko Lake is a 3km round lovely lake in inner Nikko. A good walking trail circles the shore, and rental boats are available at..
Culture Getting to Know Japan's Oldest Zoo: Ueno Zoo Christopher Harley When you want to go to a zoo in the Tokyo area, your best option is Ueno Zoo. Located in Ueno Park quite close to the station, it..
Activities Minakami River Rafting Rufus Starbuck Riding the rapids through the Gunma mountains on a whitewater rafting tour on the Tone River. First part of a full day of adventure..