Sightseeing off the beaten track in rural Kyoto
Mere minutes after the Sagano Scenic Railway train leaves its terminus in the popular suburb of Arashiyama just outside Kyoto, civilization abruptly falls away. Behind us lies a metropolis of at least...
View ArticleWalking in the steps of samurai
There is no embellished castle tower to keep watch over Sasayama, a city ringed by the mountains of central HyogoPrefecture. Only thick stone walls mark the site where an early 17th-century fortress...
View ArticleAncient hilltop shrine, venison highlight trip to Kaibara
The path to the top of the hill in Kaibara town is shaded by maple trees, still fiery in their demise so late in the season. The smooth stone steps turn once, twice, before petering out just before a...
View ArticleFreshly grilled squid on a winter train: Taking a ride on the Tsugaru Railroad
A continuous bluster rips snow from the white ground all around us and keeps sending it flying into our faces, as we stand on the platform of Kanagi Station in Goshogawara. It is frigid weather and I...
View ArticleWalking among the snow monsters of the Hakkoda mountains
The cable car rumbles ominously as it carries us from the station in Towada-HachimantaiNational Park up to the peak of Mount Tamoyachi, in the northern Hakkoda mountain range. The dozens of goggled...
View ArticleAomori Airport’s Snow Removal Team: “White Impulse”
When we arrive at AomoriAirport’s terminal building to meet with the airport director, the board hanging behind the information counters near the first floor entrance shows numerous flights have been...
View ArticleYokohama events demonstrate respect for others’ culture, history
Yokohama has been holding a variety of events this year as one of the host cities in the yearlong “Culture City of East Asia 2014” project. The idea of enhancing cultural exchanges among Japan, China...
View ArticleExplore beautiful vistas, enduring history of Saga
Saga prefecture sits in the northern half of Kyushu, sandwiched between bustling Fukuoka and historic Nagasaki. From the wild north coast to the porcelain towns of western Saga to the sake brewing...
View ArticleWalking among the snow monsters of the Hakkoda mountains
The cable car rumbles ominously as it carries us from the station in Towada-HachimantaiNational Park up to the peak of Mount Tamoyachi, in the northern ...
View ArticleAomori Airport’s Snow Removal Team: “White Impulse”
When we arrive at AomoriAirport’s terminal building to meet with the airport director, the board hanging behind the information counters near the first floor entrance ...
View ArticleWalking among the snow monsters of the Hakkoda mountains
The cable car rumbles ominously as it carries us from the station in Towada-HachimantaiNational Park up to the peak of Mount Tamoyachi, in the northern ...
View ArticleAomori Airport’s Snow Removal Team: “White Impulse”
When we arrive at AomoriAirport’s terminal building to meet with the airport director, the board hanging behind the information counters near the first floor entrance ...
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