Culture Nunobashi Kanjoue Kerrie Hankinson When the mountain religion Shugendō flourished in this valley, on the middle day of Autumn Equinox, hundreds of women came to ..
Culture Ashikuraji Oyama Jinja Kerrie Hankinson Ashikuraji village, on the edge of the Tateyama caldera, is the site of the mid-level Oyama JInja. This beautiful shrine is steeped..
Culture Namerikawa's Firefly Squid Sheila Burt Hotaruika are squid with a natural fluorescence that causes them to glow in the dark. Namerikawa City runs boat tours where visitors..
Culture Uozu's Buried Forest Museum Sheila Burt Inside Uozu's Buried Forest Museum, dedicated to the eerie hidden underworld of a forest buried in the Sea of Japan some 1,500..
14 The Ever Changing Toyama Coast Takako Sakamoto The sea fog at Amaharashi Beach in Himi City of Toyama Prefecture, and the changeable Japan Sea, first calm then stormy, near Noto..
Beauty & Spa Spending Time on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Stefanus Husin The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is an incredible and scenic route through the Northern Japanese Alps.
Culture Tateyama Museum of Toyama Kerrie Hankinson Oyama Jinja and the sites of Nunobashi at Ashikuraji are great places to visit. The Tateyama Museum is a good place to learn about..
Culture Zuiryuji Kerrie Hankinson Zuiryuji is a magnificent example of early Edo architecture. Modelled on Chinese design, building took 20 years. It reflects the..