Representative office gives visitors hands-on approach to Yamanashi
The Yamanashi Prefectural Trade and Tourist Center in Tokyo's Minami-Azabu district is trying to offer more than just tasty delights and souvenir crafts. "We are different from those pilot shops operated by other prefectures," claims Sadaichi Osada, director of the center. "We don't want to just ...
Pier serves up Tokyo's balmy isles
They are part of Tokyo in name only. The Izu and Ogasawara islands, under the jurisdiction of the capital, stretch some 1,050 km south from Sagami Bay and are often described as a nature lover's paradise. Of the 219 islands, some stretching far enough south to ...
Fukushima tourist office gives natives taste of home
Kotaro Takamura's poem about a homesick woman in Tokyo pining for her native Fukushima Prefecture more than 60 years ago could just as easily have been written about many of the displaced locals living in the capital these days. In his poem "Chieko Sho" ("Chieko's ...
Miyagi serves up a healthy bounty in Tokyo -- and it's not just 'natto'
Department store basements and chic organic food shops are not the only places to get natural products: Miyagi Prefecture's pilot shop in Tokyo, for people in the know, is a good health-food shop with reasonable prices. Opened in 1964, the small store attracts more than ...
