Author: Jun
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Tomonoura Travel Guide: A Tide-Waiting Port in Fukuyama
Walk Tomonoura, the historic tide-waiting port in Fukuyama, and reconfirm the ferry and house closures.
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Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle Travel Guide: The Mountain Keep above Takahashi
See Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle, the surviving mountain keep above Takahashi, and reconfirm the walking-path closures.
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Dewa Sanzan Travel Guide: Haguro, Gassan, and Yudono
Visit Dewa Sanzan with a clear plan: Haguro’s steps, Gassan’s short season, and Yudono’s closing calendar.
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Nyuto Onsen Travel Guide: Mountain Baths near Lake Tazawa
Visit Nyuto Onsen, a cluster of mountain inns near Lake Tazawa, and reconfirm which baths you can actually enter.
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Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle Travel Guide: Tsuruga Castle and the Castle Town
See Tsuruga Castle in Aizu-Wakamatsu: a reconstructed red-tile keep, the castle park, and the town around it.
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Yamadera Travel Guide: The Mountain Temple above Yamagata
Visit Yamadera, the Tendai temple of Risshakuji, for the stone steps, the old hall, and what to reconfirm.
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Mount Takao Travel Guide: A Temple Hike on the Edge of Tokyo
Visit Mount Takao for an easy mountain day from Tokyo: trails, Yakuo-in, the cable car, and what to reconfirm.
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Enoshima Travel Guide: Island Shrines and a Coastal Day Trip from Tokyo
Visit Enoshima for shrine paths, sea views, coastal snacks, train tips from Tokyo, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Kumamoto Castle Travel Guide: Kato’s Walls and a Rebuilt Keep
Visit Kumamoto Castle: a 1960 reconstructed keep, 2016 earthquake repairs finished on the tower in 2021, and what to reconfirm.
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Odawara Castle Travel Guide: A Rebuilt Keep on the Hakone Road
Visit Odawara Castle: Hojo history, a keep rebuilt in 1960, gates, and what to reconfirm.
