Rachel K: The people here are super nice and passionate. Their moonshine line is great (especially that blueberry moonshine and the apple pie moonshine).
Rachel K: Do a tour here, if you can. Completely different view of making beer than your typical brewery tour. August is harvest season if you want to see the action.
Rachel K: One of the calmer sites in this world heritage site. Lots of stairs and make sure you view the gate to the tomb of Tokugawa Iemitsu, around back of the main temple.
Rachel K: This place is rightfully a treasure. Beautiful. Find the original "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" monkeys, but look at the other monkey panels. They tell the monkey's life journey!