Culture Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka Jonathan Perry A tour of Zuiryu Temple, Takaoka, a beautfiul but little known National Treasure in Toyama Prefecture.
Tateyama Alpine Route in Motion Somrak Bhakdisuparit Early fall colors along Tateyama Alpine Route on a rainy day. Bathe in nature traveling via various transportation modes alon...
Culture The Wonders of Toyama Rey Waters Discovering Toyama, a city with much to offer without the large crowds.
Activities Shinkiro Road Gaurav Raja Dahal Also known as Shinkiro road, the Uozu Coastline Cycling Route runs from Kyoden to Mirageland along the city’s coastline.
Culture Masterpieces of the Pola Museum of Art 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art will explore works on loan from Hakone's Pola Museum of Art. The...
Culture Oyama Jinja Iwakuraji Kerrie Hankinson Oyama Jinja is located on three separate locations in the hills and mountains of south-east Toyama prefecture. This article f...
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 s...
Culture Oyama Jinja Kerrie Hankinson Perched on the top of Tateyama's Oyama Peak is Oyama Jinja, once a flourishing center of Shugendō, the mountain religion of J...
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...
Take the Kurobe Gorge Railway ride Somrak Bhakdisuparit Take the most beautiful train ride in Japan to visit Japan's one of 100 hidden beauty, the Kurobe Gorge Railway.
Culture Takaoka Kojo Park in Winter Jonathan Perry How to spend half a day or more in Kojo Park, Takaoka
Culture Kanayamachi old town, Takaoka Jonathan Perry A walk through Kanayamachi, the old town of Takaoka
Culture The Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Matsuri Meredith Lescoe A look into a little known, yet immensely entertaining, hikiyama festival in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Culture Wolf Children Ame and Yuki's house Martyn Bissett Wolf Children was a 2012 Japanese animation movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda and this was their family home, and the setting f...
