Off the Beaten Path Japan

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum(Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)【Ramen（ラーメン）】 is a popular fast food noodle dish in Japan. You can find ramen ...

The Tsutsujigasaki Residence(Kōfu City, Yamanashi Prefecture) 【Ishigaki (石垣)】 is stone walls in Japanese that were essential defensive ...

Kandaten Shrine(Kōshū City, Yamanashi Prefecture)【Tatenashi（楯無）】 is a samurai armor that has been a spiritual and aesthetic symbol of samura...

The Kōshū City Katsunuma Grape Festival(Kōshū City, Yamanashi Prefecture) 【Budō（ぶどう）】 is a Japanese word for grapes. This fruit is beli...

Chidori-ga-fuchi(Chiyoda City, Tokyo)  【Chidori（千鳥）】 are small birds that live near the water. About the size of sparrows, they sc...

Mount Tenpō(Osaka City, Osaka)【Yama (山)】means “mountain” in Japanese. About two-thirds of Japan’s land area is made up of mountainous regio...

Abuyama Kofun Tumulus(Takatsuki City, Osaka)【Taishokkan（大織冠）】 was the highest court rank under the the ancient legal system in Japan. Remark...

Imashirozuka Burial Mound Park (Takatsuki City, Osaka) 【Misasagi（陵）】 is a Japanese imperial tomb. From the first emperor to the pr...

Hoppy Street(Taito City, Tokyo)【Hoppy（ホッピー）】 is a mildly carbonated, low alcoholic (alc. 0.8%) beverage. It’s a Tokyo-born drink, produced i...

Asakusa Shrine(Taito City, Tokyo)【Mikoshi（神輿）】 is a portable shrine used in Shinto festivals. Normally, a deity resides in the main building...

Shirakawa-go(Shirakawa City, Gifu Prefecture)【Gassho-zukuri（合掌造り）】 is a traditional Japanese architectural style characterized by large, ste...

Izumo Taisha(Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture)【Kami-ari-zuki（神在月）】 refers to October in the Izumo region. It literally means “the month when t...