Machiya Clubhouse: A Sake Brewery Turned Guesthouse
English Français Update 2016: This story was written mid-renovation in 2015, but the guesthouse is now open for business and looks amazing after all the renovation was finished....
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Hikone’s Eclectic Center: Ginza, Hashimoto, and Hanashobu Street
Hikone is a larger city located in Shiga prefecture close to Nagahama and Maibara. The city itself is kind of strange because it is rather large compared to...
Rebecca Otowa – The Mixing of Japan, Artist and Woman
About a year ago I first visited the enchanting gallery ‘Kazenokobo’(風野工房) of textile artist Koji Noda and his wife in the scenic hills of Eigenji, Shiga. I was...