6 Culture Tomioka White Museum Kim Bergström The Tomioka White Museum showcases the works of Soichiro Tomioka, who painted many local and international snow-covered landscapes...
Activities Weekend Getaway to Shizuoka Jianne Soriano An hour's train ride from Tokyo, Shizuoka boasts as an ideal weekend getaway. With traditional and modern sights to offer, this..
Activities Hakkaisan Ropeway Kim Bergström Minamiuonuma in the heart of Niigata's snow country has picturesque mountainous surroundings. Enjoy the views in the region..
9 Activities The East Coast of Izu Sandro Bernardinello Izu peninsula is famous for its wonderful coastal landscape with the views from the train is the best known attraction. They are..
Culture Takaoka Metal Casting Alena Eckelmann Takaoka is famous throughout Japan for its well-developed metal casting industry. Imono, or cast metal items, from Takaoka have..
11 Culture Making Your Own Sake Cup Alena Eckelmann At the Takaoka Regional Industrial Promotion Center you can cast your own sake cup!
Area Hakuba Hakuba is considered one of Japan's premier alpine resort getaways, located in the Japanese Alps in Nagano and gaining recognition worldwide as one of the featured venues in Nagano's 1998..
Culture Washi Wonders in Gokayama Alena Eckelmann At the Gokayama Washi no Sato, or “Gokayama Japanese Paper Village”, you can buy washi and washi-made items and you can make w..