For your next holiday, why not head down to Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu. Kagoshima is a surprisingly lush, sub-tropical, volcanic region in the southernmost corner of Japan and is home to some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet anywhere. Dense jungle-like forest and smoking volcanoes are typical in Kagoshima and the lowland regions also rank among the warmest […]
Local Promotion Part 5 : Smith’s Sweatshirt is So Comfortable This Season !
It sure didn’t take long for the thermometer to rise and the cherry blossoms are already on the way out. That’s really too bad because they were so pretty this year. Still, in the early morning it can be pretty chilly and hardly anything is better to wear on those cool flyer mornings than our very own […]
Driving in Japan 9: A Day Trip to Rurikei ( るり渓)
One of nicest day trips by car that I can think of is a day spent at Rurikei. This is a mountain-top recreational area a few kilometers north of Nose-cho along Route 173, and just inside Kyoto Prefecture, Nantan City. Rurikei has a large number of sights with tons of things to do, and if […]
