21_21 Design Sight is a hip design museum with cool exhibitions like the current one is all about ramen bowls. 90% of Japanese ramen bowls come from Mino. Mino’s rich history of pottery dates back 1,300 years. At the exhibit there is a video on what makes Mino a unique source for the clay used…
Month: March 2025
Shizuoka Onsen
Onsen ryokan are an excellent way to relax and rejuvenate while in Japan. My girlfriends were visiting from the US and we booked a night at Kira no Sato on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka. It’s about a two hour ride on the Saphir Odoriko train from Tokyo Station. The property has a variety of…