Food Kikushin Restaurant in Yuzawa Rufus Starbuck Stunning mushroom tempura using on the best locally grown ingredients, hand made soba and udon noodles. Kikushin Restaurant i...
Food Kakegawa Mandarin Lounge Peter Sidell In the castle town of Kakegawa in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Grand Hotel's Mandarin Lounge is a very classy yet very af...
Karuizawa's Prince Shopping Plaza Livvy Boote Next to Karuizawa station in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Prince Shopping Plaza is a great day out, with a wide range of shops ...
Konpira Shrine at Kakyo Park Takako Sakamoto The view from the grounds of small Konpira Shrine in autumn will surely take your breath away! Located on the hilltop inside ...
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 r...
Activities Canyoning Adventure in Yamanashi C. Rio Nishi Zawa Kei Koku just happens to be my favorite canyon in all of Japan. Beautiful Caribbean blue water collects in cascad...
Food Adore Restaurant in Muikamachi Rufus Starbuck Adore Restaurant on the second floor of the Muikamachi Aeon serves delicious Sri Lankan and Indian curries.
Maki Shrine on Phoenix St. in Fukui Takako Sakamoto Driving back home, I spotted a tall white flag fluttering high in the wind. It was a flag of 'Maki Shrine', Phoenix Street, F...
Ajimano-en Park Waiting for Spring Takako Sakamoto In mid March I visited Ajimano-en Park in Echizen City, Fukui, to see plum blossoms there. Unfortunately they weren't bloomin...
Culture Niigata Craft Beer no Jin Bryan Baier A beer festival assembling a massive number of micro-brewers from all over Japan
Flowers on Rocky Cliffs of Tojinbo Takako Sakamoto Tojinbo Cliffs in Fukui: Under a harsh environment with jagged, rocky cliffs of Tojinbo, there are lives that thrive in stron...
Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 2 Takako Sakamoto Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, is HUGE! See its vast lotus field - one of the best places for lotus p...
Deep-Fried Pork Diner, Katsudoki Takako Sakamoto 'Katsudoki' in Sabae city, Fukui prefecture, is a rare 'Tonkatsu (deep-fried pork)' restaurant where you can eat 'regular' de...
Seigan-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood Attractive Buddhist temple near Kai-Zenkoji in Kofu, Yamanashi has a small pond and dry garden, a bell tower and a dragon wat...
Mysterious Rocks at Hachiman Jinja Cathy Cawood A tree filled slope behind Hachiman Shrine in Kofu is full of tumbled rocks that seem to be a ruin of some sort.
