Shizuoka Prefecture holds quite a few world records, but none so unusual as: the biggest collection of Kappa in Yaizu…
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 3, 2016
The annual Touka-Ebisu festival at Nishinomiya Jinja in Kobe celebrates the new year by offering a gaint tuna to the…
VoyaponFebruary 3, 2016
Ekiben is the abbreviation of Eki (station) and Bento (packed lunch), which has been around since the early days of…
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 1, 2016
Japan offers a daily life safety unlike any other country, a comfort bordering obsession, but above all, a level of…
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 1, 2016
Shrines are one of Japan's treasured places for photographers keen on capturing truly Japanese scenes.
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 1, 2016
Utsunoya was an intermediary stage along the Tokaido Route and nowadays you will find many examples of traditional inns in…
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 1, 2016
There are many railway lines in Shizuoka Prefecture. They are certainly needed for a Prefecture where the population is almost…
Robert-Gilles MartineauFebruary 1, 2016
The Kanaya Tea Festival, which is only held every two years, is the most important festival held in Shimade and…
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 13, 2016
Many are surprised to discover artistically designed manhole covers of all kinds as they walk urban streets and even villages…
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 12, 2016
Craft Beer Brewery and Restaurant in Hamamatsu city - Mein Schloss Brewery and Restaurant.
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 12, 2016
Tsurutaya has at last opened its second ramen restaurant in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City.
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 9, 2016
A brand new izakaya was born very recently and is acquiring a very big reputation all over Shizuoka: Mansouya.
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 8, 2016
The izakaya Hinayoshi features an incredible list of 50 different sake, including about 25 from Shizuoka Prefecture, an unending list…
Robert-Gilles MartineauJanuary 5, 2016
Staying at a Zen buddhist temple in Nagano as a volunteer. A one in a lifetime experience to escape the…
Ozgun OzalayDecember 23, 2015
