Travel Japan: Beppu, Oita, Kyushu
Beppu is located on the coast of Beppu Bay. This is the place for onsens – natural water and steam comes out of the ground all over the city, and the water is full of natural minerals.
Travel Japan: Ise
Ise may be a small town, but it is home to Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine, Ise jingu.
Ise jingu (shrine) dates from the third century. The shrines are rebuilt every 20 years on adjacent sites using ancient techniques where the wood interlocks rather being nailed together. The Sengu No Gi festival is when the God is transferred from the old shrine to the new one…