Culture Bring Your Tokyo to Life Veronica Carnevale Tokyo’s allure has long captivated the minds of many. Discover its secrets for yourself.
Food 5 Must-visit Spots for Tea Lovers in Tokyo Kim Bergström Tea lover? There are various places across Tokyo where you can connect with this much-loved beverage, from tea-themed hotels ...
Activities Peony Season at the Sukagawa Peony Garden Kim Bergström Each year during May, the Sukagawa Peony Garden in Fukushima comes alive with around 7000 peony flowers in 290 different vari...
Fukui's Jotokuji Temple with Sakura Takako Sakamoto Gorgeous weeping cherry trees in full bloom under the blue sky on the grounds of Jotokuji Temple in Fukui.
Shizuoka City Bids For SF WorldCon Peter Sidell Shizuoka City in Japan is bidding to host the 2017 World Science Fiction convention.
Culture Higashikurume City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Higashikurume City may be a bedroom community but its temples and shrines are not only handsome but are also historically and...
Food Vegan Gourmet Festival Online Mall 2020 Kim Bergström The Vegan Gourmet Festival Online Mall is Japan's largest online event for vegans, where you can buy gourmet food from a vari...
Accommodation Yabitsutoge Lookout Tower Cathy Cawood Yabitsutoge Lookout Tower has views of Hadano City and the surrounding mountains.
Activities Lindt Heartful Wagon Comes to Japan Kim Bergström In the leadup to Valentine's Day, Lindt will be making their way around Japan in a "heartful wagon" selling their iconic Lind...
Culture Tokyo's Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty Sleiman Azizi Yokoyama Taikan Kyutaku Teien is the former home and studio of Yokoyama Taikan, a famous painter known for his creation of th...
Activities Hydrangea Season at Kannonyama Park Kim Bergström If you're in Niigata during the rainy season and you're a hydrangea fan, there's one place you shouldn't miss. Kannonyama Par...
Food Escobar - S. American home cooking Rod Walters Escobar on Ropeway Dori serves a very good South American lunch, and a full dinner menu. It’s hard to find something this aut...
Activities Ao no Domon Mandy Bartok Ao no Domon is the work of one monk who spent 30 years tunneling through 185 meters of rock.
Activities Zushi Takatori-yama Hiking Course Tomoko Kamishima The starting point of the hiking course to Takatori-yama is from JR Higashi Zushi Station on the Yokosuka Line. Go toward Jin...
Nihonichi Shoyu Cathy Cawood Two hundred year old business in Machida producing high quality soy sauce.