Japanese fresh apples have long been praised for their delicious sweet taste. But wait till you see the variety of products that Japanese apple experts from Gunma can produce using their 100% fresh apples.

Plant, harvest and cook: getting hands-on with Japan's most ancient cuisine.

Within the imposing walls of Odawara Castle, visitors to the Fuma Ninja Experience will learn to think, move and act as ninja once did, under the expert tutelage of Hiroshi Jinkawa, an expert on the methods and practices of the ninja. Visitors first undergo a period of meditation, to attain the oneness of body and mind necessary for the focus required by ninja warriors to execute their duties. Then they are introduced to the tools and equipment ninja would use, including the Shinobi Rokugu: six objects every ninja would carry. These range from cloth for carrying shuriken, to a hooked rope for climbing, and even a bamboo cylinder for carrying cinders for setting fires.

The Charity Rice Planting Project is held at Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture, where everything related to rice takes place at Namonai-nouka (Farmer with no name).

Our story on exporting a silk fabric that has 150 years-old history out of Japan.