Shopping My Favorite Japanese Souvenirs: Sensu Kim Bergström Before moving to Japan, I had no idea about how hot and sticky summers were. Thankfully, there are ways to beat the heat that...
Planning Ginzan Onsen Caps Visitor Numbers This Winter Kim Bergström In efforts to try and keep the charm of the town intact, Ginzan Onsen will implement visitor number caps at certain times of ...
Culture The Bandai Museum Linka Wade The Bandai Museum in Mibu, Tochigi is a wonderland of toys - from Gundam to Sailor Moon to Pre-War era playthings.
Food Michi no Eki Izu-tsukigase Sherilyn Siy Michi no eki Izu-tsukigase's main building boasts of a seating area that is naturally well lit by floor-to-ceiling glass wind...
Food Altezza Italian Restaurant Bonson Lam This restaurant comes with a health warning. Don't hit the slopes for an hour after a big meal here. It will take you time t...
13 Amateur Sumo Tournament in Tohoku Sarah Chaney We were invited into the mountains of Fukushima Prefecture to join the locals in an amateur sumo tournament. Some of us parti...
Culture On a Muggy and Gloomy Day in Tokyo? Emi Takahata The best weather for most visitors should be a sunny and dry day. However, what you get is not always what you seek. Japan ha...
Food Hiro Sakai Bonson Lam Not to be confused with Hiro Sakai in Frankfurt, this family-sized eatery's full name is Te uchi soba hiro, or Hiro's hand-ma...
15 Culture Hasedera Temple in Kamakura Illaura Rossiter Close to Tokyo in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, Kamakura's Hase-dera temple is known for its summer hydrangeas, and is also ho...
Food Bengal Curry, Iwata Helen Xavier Bengal Curry is a Bengali & Bangladeshi restaurant in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture. The restaurant features good quality vegeta...
